Clifford Carter
Encyclopedia
Clifford Carter is an American
keyboardist
.
Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor
, Michael Franks, and Herbie Mann
and as a member of the groups Elements
, Grace Pool, and the 24th Street Band.
In 1993 he released a solo album, Walkin' into the Sun, which featured nine of his own compositions.
Carter is sometimes credited as "Cliff Carter".
United States
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keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
.
Carter is known for his performances with such artists as James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
, Michael Franks, and Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann
Herbert Jay Solomon , better known as Herbie Mann, was a Jewish American jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music...
and as a member of the groups Elements
Elements (band)
Elements was an American jazz fusion ensemble founded by bass guitarist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb in 1982. Both Egan and Gottlieb were former members of the Pat Metheny Group, and Elements' sound draws deeply from their experience as Metheney's former rhythm section...
, Grace Pool, and the 24th Street Band.
In 1993 he released a solo album, Walkin' into the Sun, which featured nine of his own compositions.
Carter is sometimes credited as "Cliff Carter".
Selected credits
- Rory BlockRory Block-Festival appearances:*Long Beach Blues Festival - 1993*San Francisco Blues Festival - 1999*Notodden Blues Festival - 2006-See also:*List of blues musicians*List of contemporary blues musicians*List of Austin City Limits performers-External links:****...
— I'm Every Woman — (2002) - Rosanne CashRosanne CashRosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....
— InteriorsInteriors (Rosanne Cash album)Not particularly country-sounding, the introspective Interiors was seen by a number of critics and fans as a personal catharsis for Rosanne Cash; shortly after its release, she broke up with husband and longtime producer Rodney Crowell. In a first, Cash produced the album herself, and all of the...
— (1990) - Natalie ColeNatalie ColeNatalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
:- Snowfall on the Sahara — (1999)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 — (2000)
- Mark Egan:
- Mosaic — (1985)
- Beyond Words — (1990)
- Freedom Town — (2001)
- Bill EvansBill Evans (saxophonist)Bill Evans is an American jazz saxophonist. His father was a classical piano prodigy and until junior high school Evans studied classical clarinet. Early in his studies he was able to hear such artists as Sonny Stitt and Stan Getz live at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago...
- The Alternative Man– (1985)
- Michael Franks:
- Skin Dive — (1985)
- Camera Never Lies — (1987)
- Michael Franks Anthology: The Art of Love — (2003)
- Morgana KingMorgana KingMorgana King is an American singer and actress. She is a noted jazz singer, who is regarded as a "musician's singer." The musical œuvre of her stylized vocal artistry spans a period of more than four decades and has an "appeal that bridges generations, tastes and life styles"."She is, like all...
:- This Is Always — (1992)
- Every Once in a WhileEvery Once in a While"Every Once in a While" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American country music band Blackhawk. It was released in April 1994 as the second single from their self-titled debut album. It peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and at #3 on Canadian...
— (1997)
- Chuck Loeb — Moon, the Stars & the Setting Sun — (1998)
- Michael Manring — Drastic Measures — (1991)
- Amanda McBroom — Waiting Heart — (1997)
- Patti ScialfaPatti ScialfaVivienne Patricia "Patti" Scialfa is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is married to Bruce Springsteen and they have three children.- Early life :...
— 23rd Street Lullaby — (2004) - Paul SimonPaul SimonPaul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
— You're the OneYou're the One (album)You're the One is the tenth studio album released in 2000 by Paul Simon, his first successful studio album in 10 years. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001, with Simon becoming the first artist to be nominated in that category in five consecutive decades...
— (2000) - James TaylorJames TaylorJames Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
:- That's Why I'm HereThat's Why I'm Here-Track listing:All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.#"That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39#"Song for You Far Away" – 2:58#"Only a Dream in Rio" -Track listing:All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.#"That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39#"Song for You Far Away" – 2:58#"Only a...
— (1985) - Never Die YoungNever Die YoungNever Die Young is singer-songwriter James Taylor's twelfth album. It was released in 1988, three years after his previous effort, That's Why I'm Here...
— (1988) - New Moon ShineNew Moon Shine-Track listing:All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.#"Copperline" – 4:22#"Down in the Hole" – 5:15#" Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" -Track listing:All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.#"Copperline" (Reynolds Price, J. Taylor) – 4:22#"Down in the Hole" – 5:15#"(I've Got to) Stop...
— (1991) - (LIVE)(LIVE) (James Taylor)Live is singer-songwriter James Taylor's fifteenth album, and first live album. Released in 1993, this double CD presents selections from 14 shows during a November 1992 tour...
— (1993) - (Best LIVE) — (1994)
- Hourglass — (1997)
- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2Greatest Hits Volume 2 (James Taylor)Greatest Hits Volume 2 is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eighteenth album, released in 2000, 24 years after his first Greatest Hits album.-Track listing:All songs by James Taylor unless otherwise noted.#"Secret O' Life" – 3:35...
— (2000) - October Road — (2002)
- That's Why I'm Here
- Kate TaylorKate TaylorKate Taylor is an American folk singer, originally from Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Kate was born in Boston and grew up with her four brothers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina...
— Beautiful RoadBeautiful RoadBeautiful Road is singer Kate Taylor's fourth album, released in 2003.After Taylor's previous album, 1979's It's in There failed to reach its public, Taylor took a break from the music industry for the next two decades, during which time she appeared sporadically as a performer and back-up singer...
— (2003) - Village PeopleVillage PeopleVillage People is a concept disco group that formed in the United States in 1977, well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American cultural stereotypes, as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics....
— Live and Sleazy — (1979)
- Original Soundtracks:
- A Chorus LineA Chorus LineA Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch....
— (1985)
- A Chorus Line