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Bill Receives Arkansas Country Music 2021 Lifetime Achievement AWARD

August 31, 2021January 23, 2021

Bill Carter was recently recognized by the Arkansas Music Awards with it’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. After learning of the announcement, Bill responded simply, “I am stunned, flattered and honored.” The full text of the announcement follows: The Arkansas Country Music Awards are proud to announce Elton Britt, The Original Rhodes Show, and Bill Carter …

Bill featured as Distinguished Arkansas Graduate

August 31, 2021June 10, 2020

OnlyInArk.com contributor Kimberly Mitchell recently authored “7 Distinguished Arkansas Graduates” which included a highlight of Bill Carter! Kimberly writes, “Arkansas graduate Bill Carter has enjoyed a career that is as distinguished as it is unique. Carter grew up in Rector, Arkansas, and joined the Air Force in 1953. Upon his return, he enrolled in Arkansas …

Bill Highlighted at Rector Labor Day Celebration

August 31, 2021October 3, 2019

Bill was recently the guest of honor at an event sponsored by the Rector Community Museum in his hometown of Rector, Arkansas during the town’s annual Labor Day Celebration, September 1, 2019. The event included an interview with Bill and his daughter Joanna Carter that was presented publicly at the Rector United Methodist Church. The …

Music legend Bill Carter inspires students with tales from rich life experiences

August 31, 2021March 4, 2016

By Jim Bessman

He’s already excelled in several careers, from Secret Service agent for Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, to tour lawyer for the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, to artist management for the likes of Reba McEntire and Shenandoah.

But all of Bill Carter’s achievements now come into play in his latest incarnation—inspirational speaker at colleges.

In fact, Carter’s most recent speech last month at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) may well lead not only to more such engagements at colleges in America, but corporate appearances here and overseas as well.

Bill speaks to Chamber Near Hometown in Kennett, MO

August 31, 2021March 18, 2015

Bill recently had the opportunity to speak to the Kennett, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and enjoyed recounting some of his life experiences as well as what the city meant to him as a boy growing up nearby. The local Daily Dunklin Democrat newspaper had this to say about the event: “A Rector native who has …

Bill Carter Speaks To George Washington University’s Pre-Law Fraternity

August 31, 2021November 12, 2014

Here is another great Jim Bessman article, this time highlighting the legendary lawyer as he offers insight and encouragement to the students at George Washington University.

By Jim Bessman

Bill Carter, the legendary former Secret Service agent for President John F. Kennedy whose later music business experience includes managing artists like Reba McEntire and legal representation for the Rolling Stones, recently recounted his remarkable career before the George Washington University Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity at the Marvin Center Amphiteater in Washington, D.C.

But Carter also addressed the anxiety that students naturally feel as they near the end of their college studies.

The tennessean Highlights Johnny Cash Boyhood Home Opening

August 31, 2021August 20, 2014

We just ran across this article from The Tennessean by writer Cindy Watts, highlighting the renovation and opening of the Johnny Cash boyhood home in Dyess, AR. Watts writes, [Joanne Cash] Yates said people from all over the world traveled to northeastern Arkansas to see the home where Johnny Cash was raised. And when they …

Carter announces lineup for 2014 Johnny Cash Music Festival

August 31, 2021February 28, 2014

Reba McEntire, Bobby Bare and Loretta Lynn will perform at this year’s Johnny Cash Music Festival, according to an announcement made today by concert producer and festival founder Bill Carter. Additionally, legendary singer and comedian Mark Lowry will host the fourth annual event. The concert is set for August 15th and will once again take …

A conversation about JFK with ex-Secret Service agent Bill Carter

August 31, 2021November 23, 2013

On the 50th anniversary of the death of President John F. Kennedy, Jim Bessman offers this interview with Bill Carter discussing the historic event. “It’s understandably a stressful time for Bill Carter.” Bessman goes on to explain, “While he was in Washington, D.C., on November 22, 1963, he was quickly assigned to Lee Harvey Oswald’s …

Bill Carter talks Kennedy and Arkansas

August 31, 2021October 3, 2013

Here’s a great video interview on The Arkansas Times posted by Lindsey Millar. Millar explains, “We thought it fitting, on the 50-year anniversary of President Kennedy inaugurating the Greers Ferry Dam, to run this part of the interview, where Carter talks about handling some of the logistics of Kennedy’s visit, including dealing with Orval Faubus, …