The Jonesboro Sun recently ran this article highlighting the Johnny Cash Music Festival at Arkansas State University Convocation Center in Jonesboro, AR. “Producer Bill Carter is pleased with the growth of the Johnny Cash Music Festival and its future outlook.The first year was a huge show…” Read the full article at www.jonesborosun.com (subscription required)
Bill recently lost one of his lifelong friends at the passing of music journalist Chet Flippo. This article by Jim Bessman chronicles Bill and Chet’s work together. “Chet Flippo, one of the most respected music journalists of his time, died today in Nashville. He was 69.” “Bill Carter, the legendary Rolling Stones tour attorney/country music …
The Clay County Times Democrat recently ran this. “The legend is growing for Rector native Bill Carter, who, in recent days, received two very special honors from his home state. First it was announced he will be inducted June 8 into the Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in a ceremony to be held at the …
KCBX-FM journalist Tom Wilmer produced a wonderful interview with Bill at the Johnny Cash Music Festival. “The Annual Johnny Cash Music Festival held at Arkansas State University pays tribute to one of the icons of 20th Century American music. Join Correspondent Tom Wilmer, reporting from Jonesboro, Arkansas where he visits with concert director, Bill Carter …
New York music scene writer Jim Bessman offered this excellent coverage of Bill Carter and the Helping Hands Foundation. “Next month’s third annual Rector High School (RHS) Helping Hands Foundation benefit concert continues a remarkable endeavor by a pair of successful natives of the tiny town of Rector, Arkansas, whose goal of giving back to …
WKNO-TV is pleased to announce a new television program interviewing a fascinating man who hails from Rector, Arkansas. Get Carter: From JFK to the Rolling Stones features a conversation with author, lawyer, producer William Carter. It premieres Monday, June 12 at 8:00 p.m. on WKNO/Channel 10.Bill Carter has had a life akin to the fictional …
Sometimes a life full of adventure seems to happen accidentally rather than through intense planning. Such is the case of the remarkable experiences of Bill Carter, a Rector boy who didn’t set out to become a Secret Service agent, attorney and tour director for the Rolling Stones, producer for the Gaither Family gospel music organization …
By Terri Marie If you were in trouble, one line would do, “Get Carter,” and Carter would come to the rescue. I liked Bill Carter the moment I talked to him. Carter never dreamed of becoming an internationally famous lawyer, a Secret Service Agent, working close to Presidents, the Rolling Stones, Bill Gaither or Billy …
Author Beverly Keel highlights Bill’s new book on Nashville Scene. “The phone call that changed the course of Bill Carter’s life wasn’t even to him. It was Nov. 22, 1963, and Carter was 27, a Secret Service agent enjoying lunch with fellow agents and their boss, James Rowley, at O’Donnell’s Seafood, about a block from …
By Phil Hudgins If Bill Carter were looking for a job, imagine his résumé: Secret Service agent: Served under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson; stood sentry at Kennedy’s grave. Investigator: Served on the Warren Commission following the assassination of President Kennedy; interviewed Lee Harvey Oswald’s widow, Marina, and Oswald’s killer, Jack Ruby. Criminal lawyer: Defended some …