Wilf Carter

Aliases: Montana Slim
Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters
Montana Slim and His Big Hole Bronco Busters
Montana Slim (The Yodeling Cowboy)
Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)
Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)
Wilf. Carter
Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)
Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) The Singing Cowboy
Wilf. Carter (The Yodeling Cowboy)
Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"
Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy" (Montana Slim)
Real name: Wilfred Arthur Charles Carter
Born: December 18, 1904
Died: December 5, 1996
Country: Canada
IPI: 00005378399 11 works
Affiliation: SOCAN
Comments: Pioneering Canadian country performer and song writer. He also performed in the United States as Montana Slim.

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Covered Wagon Headin' West	Wilf Carter	1937	Floyd Lloyd [1]
Everybody's Been Some Mother's Darling	Wilf. Carter	1938	Shorty Ranger
Hang the Key on the Bunkhouse Door	Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1947	Unverified
I'm Gonna Tear Down the Mailbox	Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters	June 1948	(5 artists)
Memories Of My Gray Haired Mother In The West	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)		Missing information
My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	December 1933	(6 artists)
Our Great Rodeo	Wilf Carter	1967	Greenhorns [CZ] - Tomáš Linka - Jan Vyčítal - František Donáth - Aleš Maudr
Rattlin' Cannonball	Montana Slim (The Yodeling Cowboy)	May 10, 1940	(2 artists)
Roll Along Moonlight Yodel	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)		Missing information
Sittin' By The Old Corral	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	1941	Missing information
Streamlined Yodel Song	Montana Slim	April 1941	(3 artists)
There's a Love-Knot in My Lariat	Wilf Carter	1937	(8 artists)
The Rescue from Moose River Gold Mine	Wilf. Carter	1936	(2 artists)
Why Did We Ever Part?	Montana Slim	October 1941	Floyd Lloyd [1]
Yodeling Cow-Girl	Montana Slim	February 1937	(2 artists)

Covers by Wilf Carter

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
A Drunkard's Child	Wilf Carter	1966	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Almost Persuaded	Wilf Carter	April 1964	(unknown)
An Old Christmas Card	Wilf Carter	November 1965	Ray Smith [US1]
A Pub with No Beer	Wilf Carter	1969	Slim Dusty with Dick Carr and His Bushlanders
A Sailor's Plea	Wilf Carter	1966	Jimmie Rodgers with The Three Southerners
A Sinner's Prayer	Wilf. Carter	1945	Jimmie Davis
Away out on the Mountain	Wilf Carter	1969	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Blest Be the Tie	Wilf Carter	April 1964	(unknown), (unknown)
Bluebird on your Windowsill	Wilf Carter	1962	Unverified
Blue Canadian Rockies	Wilf Carter	1962	Unverified
Blue Christmas	Wilf Carter	November 1965	Doye O'Dell
Born to Lose	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	1959	Ted Daffan's Texans
By the Grave of Nobody's Darling	Montana Slim	1938	Jimmie Davis
Chime Bells	Wilf Carter	1967	Unverified
Daddy and Home	Wilf Carter	December 1964	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Down by the Railroad Track	Wilf Carter	1968	Frank Crumit
Driftwood on the River	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) The Singing Cowboy	March 1952	Elton Britt
Frankie and Johnny	Wilf Carter	1966	The Leighton Brothers REC, Paul Biese Trio REL
Give a Little, Take a Little	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)	January 1950	Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys
Headed for the Warwick Rodeo	Wilf Carter	1969	Buddy Williams [AU]
Hobo's Meditation	Wilf Carter	1969	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
I'm Ragged but I'm Right	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter) with The Anita Kerr Singers	May 1956	Blue Harmony Boys, George Jones
In the Garden	Wilf Carter	April 1964	Mrs. Wm. Asher - Homer Rodeheaver
It Is No Secret	Wilf Carter	April 1964	Stuart Hamblen
It Makes No Difference Now	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	1939	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Vocal Chorus by Dickie McBride
I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine	Montana Slim	1938	Jimmie Davis
Jolly Old St. Nicholas	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)	October 1950	(unknown)
Kissin' on the Sly	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	1959	Uncle Dave Macon
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning	Wilf Carter	April 1964	Macdonough and Stanley
Little Red Bonnet	Wilf Carter	1969	Buddy Williams [AU]
Moonlight and Skies	Wilf Carter	1969	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
My Little Lady	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	October 1956	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
No Letter Today	Wilf Carter	1944	Ted Daffan's Texans
Old Shep	Wilf Carter	1962	Unverified
On Top of Old Smokey	Wilf Carter	1966	George Reneau
Peachpicking Time in Georgia	Wilf Carter	1969	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Pistol Packin' Papa	Wilf Carter	1966	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Put Me in Your Pocket	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	1945	W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys
Put My Little Shoes Away	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy" (Montana Slim)	1937	Henry Whitter REL, Riley Puckett REC
Release Me	Wilf Carter	1970	Eddie Miller and His Oklahomans
Roll Along Kentucky Moon	Wilf. Carter (The Yodeling Cowboy)	May 1939	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)	October 1950	Gene Autry and The Pinafores with Orchestral Acc.
Rye Whiskey	Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1947	Fiddlin' John Carson
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On	Wilf Carter	August 1972	Hank Locklin and His Rocky Mountain Playboys
Shackles and Chains	Montana Slim and His Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1949	Jimmie Davis
Sick, Sober and Sorry	Wilf Carter	June 1951	Tommy Duncan and His Western All-Stars
Silent Night	Wilf Carter	November 1965	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Haydn Quartet
Silver Bells	Wilf Carter	November 1965	Bing Crosby and Carol Richards REL, Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell REC
That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	1960	Jimmy Long and Cliff Keiser
The Alpine Milkman	Montana Slim	1955	Jack Hylton and His Orchestra
The Bright Mohawk Valley	Wilf Carter	August 1972	Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Blackwell Lunsford REL, Carl T. Sprague REC
The Cattle Call	Wilf Carter	1963	Tex Owens
The Fate of Old Strawberry Roan	Wilf Carter	1936	Arizona Wranglers
The Great Speckled Bird	Wilf Carter	April 1964	Vernon Dalhart, Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans
The Last Letter	Montana Slim	1941	Rex Griffin
The Letter Edged in Black	Wilf Carter	1970	May C. Hyers REL, Hattie Nevada REC
The Old Chisholm Trail	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	1967	(unknown)
The Old Rugged Cross	Wilf Carter	April 1964	Mrs. William Asher - Homer Rodeheaver
The Prisoner's Song	Wilf. Carter (The Yodeling Cowboy)	1941	Unverified
The Strawberry Roan	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	1967	Arizona Wranglers, Ken Maynard
This Ole' House	Wilf Carter	1963	Stuart Hamblen
Unfaithful One	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)	January 1950	Cliff Bruner and His Texas Wanderers
Waiting for a Train	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	January 1943	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
Waltzing Matilda	Wilf Carter	1969	John Collinson
What a Friend We Have in Jesus	Wilf Carter	April 1964	J.J. Fisher
What a Friend We Have in Mother (She'll Be There)	Wilf. Carter	1939	J.J. Fisher, Dixie Reelers
When It's Springtime in the Rockies	Wilf Carter	December 1966	Bud and Joe Billings (Carson Robison, Frank Luther)
When the Bees Are in the Hive	Wilf Carter	August 1972	Macdonough & Bieling & Hayden Quartet with Orchestra
When the Cactus Is in Bloom	Wilf Carter	1969	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
When the Ice Worms Nest Again	Montana Slim and His Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1949	(unknown)
When the Rain Tumbles Down in July	Wilf Carter	1969	Slim Dusty
When the White Azaleas Start Blooming	Wilf. Carter	1940	Bud Billings (Frank Luther)
When the Work's All Done This Fall	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	1967	Fiddlin' John Carson
Where the White Faced Cattle Roam	Wilf Carter	1969	Buddy Williams [AU]
White Christmas	Wilf Carter	November 1965	Bing Crosby & Marjorie Reynolds [dubbed by Martha Mears] BRD, Bing Crosby with Ken Darby Singers and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC,REL
Wolverton Mountain	Wilf Carter	August 1972	Claude King
You and My Old Guitar	Wilf Carter	1969	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
You Are My Sunshine	Montana Slim (The Yodeling Cowboy)	July 1940	The Pine Ridge Boys
You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven	Wilf Carter	August 1972	Gene Autry

Songs written by Wilf Carter

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Covered Wagon Headin' West	Wilf Carter	Wilf Carter	June 17, 1936	Covered by Floyd Lloyd [1]
Everybody's Been Some Mother's Darling	Wilf Carter	Wilf. Carter	November 19, 1937	Covered by Shorty Ranger
Hang the Key on the Bunkhouse Door	Wilf Carter	Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1947	Unverified
My Swiss Moonlight Lullaby	Wilf Carter	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	December 20, 1933	Covered by (6 artists)
Our Great Rodeo	Wilf Carter	Wilf Carter	1967	Covered by Greenhorns [CZ] - Tomáš Linka - Jan Vyčítal - František Donáth - Aleš Maudr
Rattlin' Cannonball	Wilf Carter	Montana Slim (The Yodeling Cowboy)	May 10, 1940	Covered by (2 artists)
Roll Along Moonlight Yodel	Wilf Carter	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)		Missing information
Sittin' By The Old Corral	Wilf Carter	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	1941	Missing information
Streamlined Yodel Song	Wilf Carter, Gordon V. Thompson	Montana Slim	April 8, 1940	Covered by (3 artists)
There's a Love-Knot in My Lariat	Wilf Carter, Clark Harrington	Wilf Carter	March 11, 1937	Covered by (8 artists)
The Rescue from Moose River Gold Mine	Wilf Carter	Wilf. Carter	April 23, 1936	Covered by (2 artists)
Why Did We Ever Part	Wilf Carter	Montana Slim	August 4, 1940	Covered by Floyd Lloyd [1]
Yodeling Cow-Girl	Wilf Carter	Montana Slim	June 20, 1936	Covered by (2 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
The Fate of Old Strawberry Roan	Wilf Carter	Strawberry Roan	Wilf Carter

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
32 Wonderful Years	Wilf Carter	1963	RCA Camden
A Message from Home Sweet Home	Wilf Carter	August 1972	RCA Camden
Away out There	Wilf Carter	1970	RCA Camden
Christmas in Canada	Wilf Carter	November 1965	RCA Camden
God Bless Our Canada	Wilf Carter	December 1966	RCA Camden
How My Yodelling Days Began	Wilf Carter	1968	RCA Camden
I'm Ragged but I'm Right	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	1959	Decca
Let's Go Back to the Bible	Wilf Carter	April 1964	RCA Camden
Montana Slim	Wilf Carter	December 1964	Starday Records
"No Letter Today" and Other Country and Western Songs	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	1967	RCA Camden
Songs of the Calgary Stampede	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim)	1960	Apex [CA]
Waitin' for the Maple Leaves to Fall	Wilf Carter	1967	RCA Camden
Wilf Carter "Montana Slim"	Wilf Carter	1966	Starday Records
Wilf Carter Sings Jimmie Rodgers	Wilf Carter	1969	RCA Camden
Wilf Carter Sings Songs of Australia	Wilf Carter	1969	RCA Camden

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	All Time Greats	Montana Slim	1955	Decca

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Answer to It Makes No Difference Now	Wilf. Carter (The Yodeling Cowboy)	May 1939	Bluebird
By the Grave of Nobody's Darling	Montana Slim	1938	Bluebird
Covered Wagon Headin' West	Wilf Carter	1937	Bluebird
Down the Yodeling Trail at Twilight	Wilf. Carter	1939	Bluebird
Dreaming of My Blue Eyes	Wilf Carter	1944	Bluebird
Everybody's Been Some Mother's Darling	Wilf. Carter	1938	Bluebird
Good-Bye Maria (I'm off to Korea)	Wilf Carter (Montana Slim) The Singing Cowboy	March 1952	RCA Victor
Hang the Key on the Bunkhouse Door	Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1947	RCA Victor
I Ain't Gonna Be a Hobo No More	Wilf. Carter	1945	Bluebird
I Bought a Rock for a Rocky Mountain Gal	Montana Slim	April 1941	Bluebird
I'm Gonna Tear Down the Mailbox	Montana Slim and The Big Hole Bronco Busters	June 1948	RCA Victor
I'm Ragged but I'm Right	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter) with The Anita Kerr Singers	May 1956	Decca
It Makes No Difference Now	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	1939	Bluebird
It's All Over Now (I Won't Worry)	Montana Slim (The Yodeling Cowboy)	May 10, 1940	Bluebird
I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine	Montana Slim	1938	Bluebird
My Little Lady	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter)	October 1956	Decca
My Missoula Valley Moon	Montana Slim	1941	Bluebird
Put My Little Shoes Away	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy" (Montana Slim)	1937	Bluebird
Roamin' My Whole Life Away	Montana Slim	February 1937	Bluebird
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)	October 1950	RCA Victor
Sick, Sober and Sorry	Wilf Carter	June 1951	RCA Victor
That First Love of Mine	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	January 1943	Bluebird
The Capture of Albert Johnson	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	December 1933	Bluebird
The Fate of Old Strawberry Roan	Wilf Carter	1936	Bluebird
There's a Love-Knot in My Lariat	Wilf Carter	1937	Bluebird
The Rescue from Moose River Gold Mine	Wilf. Carter	1936	Bluebird
Unfaithful One	Montana Slim (Wilf Carter, The Singing Cowboy)	January 1950	RCA Victor
What a Wonderful Mother of Mine	Montana Slim (The Yodeling Cowboy)	July 1940	Bluebird
When the Ice Worms Nest Again	Montana Slim and His Big Hole Bronco Busters	November 1949	RCA Victor
When the White Azaleas Start Blooming	Wilf. Carter	1940	Bluebird
Why Did We Ever Part?	Montana Slim	October 1941	Bluebird
You'll Get Used to It	Wilf. Carter "The Yodeling Cowboy"	1945	Bluebird