{{short description|American singer-songwriter and musician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Carter Beckworth | image = Carter_Beckworth.jpg | caption = Carter Hobby Beckworth | birth_place = Houston, Texas, United States | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1986}} | origin = Austin, Texas, United States | genre = Rock, singer-songwriter | years_active = 2004–present | instrument = Guitar, vocals | label = Cypress Creek Records | associated_acts = Baker Hotel | website = {{URL|carterbeckworth.com}} }}
'''Carter Hobby Beckworth'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/881042124 |title=LITTLE GREEN CARS |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=November 20, 2024}}</ref> (born 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is known for his unique style, combining rock, R&B and electronic elements.<ref name=houstonchronicle>{{cite web|title=Small Talk: Carter Beckworth|url=http://blog.chron.com/29-95/2011/06/small-talk-carter-beckworth/|publisher=The Houston Chronicle|accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref> He has released five solo albums since 2007, and he is also the lead vocalist of the rock band Baker Hotel, with whom he has released two albums.<ref name=artshound>{{cite web|title=Carter Beckworth|url=http://www.artshound.com/event/detail/441719316|publisher=Houston Arts Alliance|accessdate=April 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221822/http://www.artshound.com/event/detail/441719316|archive-date=June 6, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
== Early career ==
Beckworth has been writing songs and singing since the age of 12.<ref name=ozarksfirst>{{cite web|title=Carter Beckworth Previews His Show at Patton Alley Pub |url=http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/carter-beckworth-previews-his-show-at-patton-alley-pub/d/story/YJnD8Kij70aZN7xoESgETg |publisher=Ozark's First |accessdate=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606230100/http://www.ozarksfirst.com/story/carter-beckworth-previews-his-show-at-patton-alley-pub/d/story/YJnD8Kij70aZN7xoESgETg |archivedate=June 6, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> He started playing professionally when he was a student at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. It was here that he released his debut solo album, Fairweather Grace, in 2007.<ref name=popgoes>{{cite web|last=Russin|first=Nicole|title=POP INTERVIEW: Singer/Songwriter Carter Beckworth Wants to "Lead the Resurgence"|date=February 9, 2013|url=https://popgoestheweek.com/2013/02/pop-interview-singersongwriter-carter-beckworth-wants-to-lead-the-resurgence/|publisher=Pop Goes the Week|accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref> Beckworth returned to Texas to attend St. Edward's University. After a year, Beckworth transferred to University of Texas at Austin where he graduated in 2010 with a degree in English and a minor in Spanish. He later took a job as a fishing guide in Alaska, and performed his music for the guests at the lodge where he worked.<ref name="popgoes" />
thumb|left|Carter Beckworth performs with producer Fred Mollin at the Tin Roof in Nashville, Tennessee in 2013.Beckworth's name is known to fans of the hit single, "Mabel", which played on over 200 radio stations and was selected to appear in two independent films.<ref name=thedmonline>{{cite web|last=Daniels|first=Callie|title=Six years later, tour brought musician back to Oxford|url=http://archive.thedmonline.com/article/six-years-later-tour-brought-musician-back-oxford|publisher=The Daily Mississippian|accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
== Baker Hotel ==
While Beckworth was in Austin from 2008 until he graduated from UT Austin in 2010, he studied full-time and also performed as frontman for the rock band Baker Hotel, whose sound was called reminiscent of ground-breakers like Pearl Jam, ZZ Top, and Guns N' Roses.<ref name=fireeye>{{cite web|title=Carter Beckworth & Steve Bernal Concert |url=http://www.fire-eye.com/120503_carterbeckworth.htm |publisher=Fire Eye |accessdate=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606214342/http://www.fire-eye.com/120503_carterbeckworth.htm |archivedate=June 6, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> The band released two albums – ''Baker Hotel'' (Independent) in 2008 and ''Hard To Prove'' (Revolution Records) in 2010.<ref name=do512>{{cite web|title=Carter Beckworth|url=http://do512.com/artists/carter-beckworth|publisher=Do 512|accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
== Touring ==
Beckworth has toured in more than 30 states around the United States and Canada, and has shared the stage with performers such as Randy Rogers Band, Carolyn Wonderland, Bob Schneider, Bruce Robison, Black Oak Arkansas, Mike McClure, Micky & the Motorcars, Ryan Bingham, Hayes Carll,<ref name=samhouston>{{cite web|title=Texas Music Festival Featuring Ryan Bingham, David Nail, Kevin Fowler & More |url=http://www.shrp.com/10_6_12ziegenbock.html |publisher=Sam Houston Race Park |accessdate=April 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208042822/http://www.shrp.com/10_6_12ziegenbock.html |archivedate=February 8, 2014 |df=mdy }}</ref> Cory Morrow and Pat Green,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.whitewaterrocks.com/event/543993-pat-green-cory-morrow-new-braunfels/ |title=Pat Green, Cory Morrow – Tickets – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX – July 26th, 2014 | WhiteWater Amphitheater |access-date=December 1, 2014 |archive-date=July 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706065406/http://www.whitewaterrocks.com/event/543993-pat-green-cory-morrow-new-braunfels/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as noted country musician Radney Foster.<ref name=culturemapdallas>{{cite web|title=Radney Foster in concert with Carter Beckworth|url=http://dallas.culturemap.com/eventdetail/radney-foster-concert-carter-beckworth/|publisher=CultureMap Dallas|accessdate=April 24, 2014}}</ref>
== Songwriting ==
As a songwriter, Beckworth writes almost all of his own material,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/fairweather-grace-mw0001437410|title=Fairweather Grace - Carter Beckworth | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref> and contributed six songs<ref>{{cite web|title=Carter Beckworth Austin Shows March 24 at Saxon Pub, March 25 at The Scoot Inn|url=http://austin.thedelimagazine.com/category/bands/carter-beckworth|publisher=Austin - The Deli Magazine|accessdate=Feb 24, 2017}}</ref> to Texas music star Cory Morrow's 2015 album 'The Good Fight.'<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-good-fight-mw0002845206|title=The Good Fight - Cory Morrow | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
== Discography ==
thumb|right|Carter Beckworth performs live at the Continental Club in Houston, Texas
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Title ! Year ! Artist Name ! Label ! Producer |- | ''Fairweather Grace'' | 2007 | '''Carter Beckworth''' | Independent | Carter Beckworth |- | ''Baker Hotel'' | 2008 | '''Baker Hotel''' | Independent | Baker Hotel |- | ''Hard To Prove'' | 2010 | '''Baker Hotel''' | Revolution Records | Hunt Sales (Iggy Pop, David Bowie) |- | ''Carter Beckworth'' | 2011 | '''Carter Beckworth''' | Revolution Records | Chris Rockaway |- | ''Humble Heart'' | 2013 | '''Carter Beckworth''' | Cypress Creek Records | Fred Mollin (Sheryl Crow, Chris Cornell, Billy Joel) |- | ''Speak Up'' | 2017 | '''Carter Beckworth''' | Cypress Creek Records | Fred Mollin |- | ''pocketknife'' | 2021 | '''Carter Beckworth''' | Independent | Fred Mollin |- |}
== See also ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{URL|carterbeckworth.com}}, official website * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1041824|label=Carter Beckworth}} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p2324383|label=Baker Hotel}}
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