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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
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Rock a While
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Come On Let's Boogie
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I'll Send You
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Hoy-Hoy

Albums

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The Genius Little T-Bone

2021
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The Complete Recordings, Vol. 2 1950-1954 / The Remaining 1949-1956 (feat. Henry Hayes, Ed Wiley, Willie Johnson & Dave Bartholomew)

2013
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Is It True

2019
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Is It True

2014
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The Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 1949-1951 (feat. Lonnie Lyons, Willie Johnson, Buster Pickens & Henry Hayes)

2013

Videos

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Goree Carter Rock Awhile (1949)

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Goree Carter - I'm Your Boogie Man

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Goree Carter - Let's Rock

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Texas Blues History

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Goree Carter I've Got News For You (1951)

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Little T- Bone (Goree Carter) - Love's A Gamble

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Goree Carter - Come on, Let's Boogie (1950)

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Goree Carter- she's just old fashioned

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Goree Carter - Hoy Hoy

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Goree Carter She's My Best Bet (1949)

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