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William Carter

Born: December 25, 1934

Los Angeles-born William Carter graduated from Stanford University in 1957. He became a professional photographer, writer and editor while concurrently pursuing fine art photography. In New York, Carter worked as a book editor for Harper & Row, 1961-63. Based in Beirut 1964-66, he published in LIFE, the London Sunday Times, Geographical Magazine and others. In 1966-69 he freelanced from London, doing assignments for such clients as The New York Times, Women's Wear Daily, and TWA's Annual Report. Returning to San Francisco in 1969, Carter turned to longer-term projects. He published his first book of text and pictures, "Ghost Towns of the West," in 1971

Part 7: Sing Miller: This Little Light of Mine

by William Carter
June 9, 2013

Born in 1914, pianist/vocalist Sing Miller was active on the New Orleans scene from the late 1920s until his death in 1990. If Sing didn't like something, he'd let you know. “Man...that ball don't bounce," is a Sing-saying drummer Jeff Hamilton remembers.Early one winter morning in Iowa in 1984, when I was traveling as ...

Dick Hyman, Stephanie Nakasian On Riverwalk Jazz This Week

June 6, 2013

The historic Filoli Estate and Gardens south of San Francisco is the setting for this week’s Riverwalk Jazz broadcast, “Sweet Ballads and Red Hot Pianos." Piano legend Dick Hyman and jazz vocalist Stephanie Nakasian join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band for an outdoor concert including a set of songs by composer Walter Donaldson. The program is ...

Part 6: The Basses of Our Music

by William Carter
May 26, 2013

Listen to bassist Pops Foster with the Luis Russell Orchestra from 1929, playing “Jersey Lightning." Also on this record are New Orleans men Henry “Red" Allen, Albert Nicholas and Paul Barbarin. Virtually all of the New Orleans bass players depicted in this post played in an energetic, percussive style very similar to Foster's:

Part 5: Preservation Hall Won Hearts Across U.S.

by William Carter
May 9, 2013

Part 4: Trumpeter Percy and Clarinetist Willie Humphrey On Tour and At Home

by William Carter
April 26, 2013

Listen to “St. Louis Blues" class="meta-date"> In a long caption in my book, Preservation Hall (W.W. Norton, 1991), I told the story, quoted below, of the Humphreys' long lives and distinguished lineage. I never met their trombonist brother, Earl, who died ...

Part 3: Spirit Matters

by William Carter
April 22, 2013

The Old Eureka Band, led from the 1930s by Percy Humphrey.Tops in the city as late as the 1950s, its joyous processions were marked by a dignity and decorum since overtaken by the wild and garish. Photos by Tom Sharpsteen, compiled with sound by Clint Baker and Katie Cavera, used here with ...

Part 2: Blues Essential

by William Carter
March 30, 2013

In the jazz genome, the blues is essential. Louis Armstrong administered his blues while performing open heart surgery on the whole world. Miles Davis wove his kind of blues-isms amid the dark arteries and shadowy intersections of postmodern life. Billie and De De Pierce? I just came to ...

Barbary Coast This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

March 21, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz we hear rare recordings of Sid LeProtti playing piano and actor Vernel Bagneris bringing LeProtti’s words to life. The Jim Cullum Jazz Band plays classic tunes that might have been danced to in the night spots of Pacific Street. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, on ...

20-somethings Of Trad This Week On Riverwalk Jazz

March 14, 2013

This week on Riverwalk Jazz, three remarkable “20-something” musicians join The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on stage at The Landing in San Antonio. All share a passion for classic pre-WWII jazz and make an important contribution to the legacy of the music through their playing. The program is distributed in the US by Public Radio International, ...