Record
| Nom de l'objet : | Record |
| Artiste ou artisan : | Carter, Wilf |
| Type de l'objet : | Phonograph |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | Tools and Equipment for Communication |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Sound Communication T&E |
| Matériaux : | Shellac lampblack limestone |
| Technique de fabrication : | Rolled cut colled and dried pressed and steamed |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1996.10.1020 |
| Fabricant : | RCA Victor Bluebird Records |
| Nom ou numéro du modèle : | B-4061-A |
| Nom du marchand : | Unknown |
| Date de fin de production : | 19490000 Circa |
| Description : | This black 78rpm phonograph record features the song "The Rescue from Moose River Gold Mine," sung by country singer Wilf Carter. The record features a large blue bird in the centre inside a blue circle that is set against a beige/yellow background. |
| Commentaires : | This 78rpm phonograph record features the song " The Rescue from Moose River Gold Mine," sung by country singer Wilf (Wilfred Arthur Charles) Carter. Carter was born in Port Hilford, Nova Scotia on the 18th of December 1904. As a boy, Carter was "inspired by a touring Swiss yodeler" and, after spending his youth working as a lumberjack, moved to Alberta in 1923 to work un the grain fields. Once there he was hired by a Calgary radio station to sing on its weekly hoedowns, and work with the Canadian Pacific Railway entertaining tourists followed shortly after. Carter's songs often reflected the times in which he lived and performed, the most notable being the Great Depression of the 1930's. Jim Kunkel of CFAC radio referred to him as more of a "chronicler of events than anything else. A real modern-day troubadour." His recording career began in 1934 with songs " My Sweet Moonlight Lullaby" and " The Capture of Albert Johnson" which would become the "first hit record by a Canadian country performer." These hits launched his career as a popular country singing sensation in both Canada and the United States that would last until 1991, when at the age of 86 he began his last tour. Carter has been recognized as " the father of country music in Canada, a distinction based on his prominence as Canada's first country star, on his influence on Canadian performers, and on the assistance he gave to the careers of others, " including Hank Snow. His emergence in the country music scene marked a notable shift from " a traditional to commerical musical form." He was known for his " simple, straightforward singing and guitar style" that was " as much in the folk ballad tradition as in country vein." He died in Scotsdale, Arizona, onthe 5th of December 1996. |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 1 |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | Bluebird / Electrically Recorded / PHONOGRAPH RECORDS / Not Licensed for / Radio Broadcast / B-4061-A / The Rescue From Moose River Gold Mine / (Carter) / Wilf. Carter / Singing with guitar/ Licensed under Canadian / Patent No. 160997 / c RCA Victor Company Limited, Montreal, Canada |
| Établissement : | Moose River Gold Mines Museum |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Middle Musquodoboit |
| Province de l'établissement : | Nova Scotia |
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