Person
- Born
- 1931-12-31
- Died
- 1990-12-27
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Goree Carter (December 31, 1930 - December 29, 1990) was a Houston Texas born American R&B singer and rock and roll guitarist, best known for his 1949 single, "Rock Awhile," which is considered a strong contender for the "first rock and roll record" title and featured an over-driven electric guitar style similar to that of Chuck Berry six years later. Career Goree Carter was born in Houston, Texas. In 1949 he and his jump blues band, The Hepcats <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Goree+Carter"
Key dates
- Born
- 31 December 1931
- Died
- 27 December 1990
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Carter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Freedom Records
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Categories
1930 births1990 deaths20th-century African-American male singers20th-century American drummers20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male singers20th-century American singersAfrican-American drummersAfrican-American guitaristsAfrican-American rock musiciansAmerican blues guitaristsAmerican blues singers