Wilf Carter

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:person
singer-songwriter
yodeler
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Montana_Slim
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Canadian_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1904-12-18
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Wilfred_Arthur_Charles_Carter
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Port_Hilford,_Nova_Scotia,_Canada
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Scottsdale,_Arizona,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Sheila_Carter
gptkbp:deathDate 1996-12-05
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Scottsdale,_Arizona,_USA
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Country
western
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilf Carter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Hank_Snow
gptkb:Ian_Tyson
gptkbp:influencedBy Jimmie Rodgers
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Canadian
gptkbp:notableAchievement first Canadian country performer to record in the United States
hosted radio shows in Canada and the US
over 500 songs written and recorded
performed at Calgary Stampede
pioneer of Canadian country music
star on Canadian Walk of Fame
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Blue_Canadian_Rockies
gptkb:My_Swiss_Moonlight_Lullaby
gptkb:The_Capture_of_Albert_Johnson
gptkb:There's_a_Love_Knot_in_My_Lariat
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:singer
guitarist
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Decca_Records
gptkb:Apex_Records
RCA Victor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Scottsdale,_Arizona,_USA
gptkb:Alberta,_Canada
gptkbp:signature yodeling
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bobbie_Bryan
gptkbp:website https://www.wilfcarter.ca/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1930s–1980s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6