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Infobox musical artist | name = Bo Carter| image =| caption = Bo Carter (left) with the Mississippi Sheiks| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Armenter Chatmon| birth_date = birth date|1892|6|30|mf=y Bolton, Mississippi|Bolton , Mississippi , United States | death_date = death date and age|1964|9|21|1893|3|21|mf=y Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis , Tennessee , United States| instrument = Human voice|Vocals , guitar | genre = Delta blues Country blues | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active = 1931–1944| label =| associated_acts = Mississippi Sheiks Sam Chatmon Charley Patton | alias =| website =| notable_instruments = Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon (June 30, 1892 – September 21, 1964) was an United States|American early blues musician . He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in concert s, and on a few of their sound recording and reproduction|recordings . Carter also managed that group, which included his brother, Lonnie Chatmon, on fiddle and occasionally Sam Chatmon on Double bass|bass , along with a friend, Walter Vincson, on guitar and singer|lead vocal s.
Career
Since the 1960s, Carter has become best known for his bawdy songs such as "Banana in Your Fruit Basket", "Pin in Your Cushion", "Your Biscuits Are Big Enough for Me", "Please Warm My Wiener" and "My Pencil Won't Write No More". http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/artistswithsongs/bo_carter_1.htm Blueslyrics.tripod.com However, his output was not restricted to wiktionary:risqué|risqué music . In 1928, he recorded the original version of " Corrine, Corrina ", which later became a hit record|hit for Big Joe Turner and has become a Standard (music)|standard in various musical genres.cite web |first= |last= |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p305/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography by Jim O'Neal |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=June 3, 2009
Carter and his brothers (including pianist Harry Chatmon, who also made recordings), first learned music from their father, ex-slave fiddle r Henderson Chatmon, at their home on a plantation between Bolton and Edwards, Mississippi . Their mother, Eliza, also sang and played guitar .
Carter made his recording debut in 1928, backing Alec Johnson. Carter soon was recording as a solo (music)|solo musician|artist and became one of the dominant blues recording acts of the 1930s, recording 110 gramophone record|sides .cite book | first= Tony | last= Russell | year= 1997 | title= The Blues – From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray | edition= | publisher=Carlton Books Limited | location= Dubai | pages= 99–100 | isbn= 1-85868-255-X He also played with and managed the family group, the Mississippi Sheiks, and several other acts in the area. He and the Sheiks often played for white people|whites , playing the popular music|pop hit record|hits of the day and white-oriented dance material, as well as for black people|blacks , using a bluesier repertoire.Citation needed|date=January 2008 Carter went partly blindness|blind during the 1930s. He settled in Glen Allen Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011 and despite his vision problems did some farming but also continued to play music and perform, sometimes with his brothers. Carter moved to Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis , and worked outside the music industry in the 1940s.
Carter suffered stroke s and died of a cerebral hemorrhage at Shelby County Hospital, Memphis, on September 21, 1964.
"All Around Man" – 1931 ( Bluebird Records|Bluebird )
"Old Devil" – 1938 ( Bluebird Records|Bluebird )
Influence
Bo Carter's style of playing the guitar and his songwriting won him fans long after he died. One of the most notable examples was blues-rock guitarist, Rory Gallagher from Ireland , who performed several of his songs, including, "All Around Man." He is not related to the College Sports Information Directors of America Hall of Fame member and 40-plus-years publicist Sam T. "Bo" Carter.
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External links
http://www.emusic.com/artist/10565/10565632.html Bo Carter biography at the emusic website
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p305/biography|pure_url=yes Biography at Allmusic.com
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Persondata | NAME =Chatmon, Armenter | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Carter, Bo | SHORT DESCRIPTION = United States|American early blues musician | DATE OF BIRTH =June 30, 1892 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Bolton, Mississippi , United States | DATE OF DEATH =September 21, 1964 | PLACE OF DEATH = Memphis, Tennessee , United States DEFAULTSORT:Carter, Bo Category:1893 births Category:1964 deaths Category:People from Bolton, Mississippi Category:Acoustic blues musicians Category:Delta blues musicians Category:Dirty blues musicians Category:Country blues musicians Category:African American musicians Category:American blues guitarists Category:Country blues singers Category:American folk musicians Category:American male singers Category:Blind bluesmen Category:Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage
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