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Goree Carter
Goree Chester Carter or Christer Carter, was an American singer, guitarist, drummer, and songwriter. He was also credited with the stage names Little T-Bone, Rocky Thompson and Gory Carter, and recorded music in blues genres such as electric blues, jump blues and Texas blues, as well as rock and roll. He is best known for his 1949 single, "Rock Awhile," which has been cited by several sources as the first rock and roll record, featuring an over-driven electric guitar style similar to that of Chuck Berry years later. Carter recorded "Rock Awhile" at the age of 18, and its rediscovery has posthumously brought him recognition as a forefather of rock and roll. As a young man, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and was a veteran of the Korean War. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goree_Carter) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Come On Let's Boogie
Goree Carter
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Rock a While
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I'm Your Boogie Man
Goree Carter
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Love's a Gamble (feat. Lonnie Lyons, Willie Johnson, Buster Pickens & Henry Hayes)
Goree Carter
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Come On Let's Boogie
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Albums

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The Genius Little T-Bone

Album • 2021
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The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 1949-1951 (feat. Lonnie Lyons, Willie Johnson, Buster Pickens & Henry Hayes)

Album • 2013
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The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 1950-1954 / The Remaining 1949-1956 (feat. Henry Hayes, Ed Wiley, Willie Johnson & Dave Bartholomew)

Album • 2013

Videos

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Goree Carter Rock Awhile (1949)

randomandrare • 160K views
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Goree Carter - Come on, Let's Boogie (1950)

Overjazz • 1.1K views
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Goree Carter- she's just old fashioned

daddynap • 9.4K views
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Texas Blues History

Only Jazz and Blues • 629 views
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Goree Carter - Hoy Hoy

daddynap • 11K views
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James Harman + Shakedown Tim & The Rhythm revue - She could rock awhile - Live @ Bluesmoose radio

Blues Moose • 827 views
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Goree Carter - I'm Your Boogie Man

daddynap • 16K views
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Webb Dixon - Rock Awhile

Samuel G.C. • 2.5K views
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Little T- Bone (Goree Carter) - Love's A Gamble

daddynap • 7K views
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Goree Carter She's My Best Bet (1949)

randomandrare • 5.2K views