Oral History and Research Materials:  Robert Carter

        This is the table of contents for the interview of Robert Carter.  It is part of the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive which is located in

        Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

        For a complete contents list of all musician interviews for the oral history project, please click on this link:  Oral History and Research Materials.

        If interested in reviewing these materials from the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive, please contact Therese Dickman, Fine Arts Librarian.

                         Tape #  Side                                 Time                                 Subject

                                  1  a                                       004-138                             Biographical; Birth, Family, Musical background, lessons

                                  1  a                                       139-176                             Lodge bands, funerals, High school, reading music

                                  1  a                                       177-219                             First dance band job-Bill Jeeter

                                  1  a                                       220-237                             Musicians with lodge bands, Dewey Jackson, Charles Creath

                                  1  a                                       238-315                             Sumner H.S.-bands, teachers, musicians

                                  1  a                                       316-336                             High school dances, musicians

                                  1  a                                       337-406                             First professional job-Pete Patterson, music, instruments

                                  1  a                                       407-439                             Harry Winn Orch., Audiences, Dance Box, shortage of

                                                                                                                         trombones

                                  1  a                                       440-483                             Eddie Johnson "Crackerjacks", Louisville, Ky., musicians, pay

                                  1  a                                       484-543                             Musicians with Winn, Jeeter, Crackerjacks

                                  1  a                                       544-657                             Riverboat bands-Jackson, Marable, instruments, pay, hours

                                  1  a                                       658-678                             Marable incidents-popular stories

                                  1  a                                       679-706                             Older musicians; ability to get along and fit in

                                  1  a                                       707-739                             Tunes, programs, discipline, "Trombone Smitty"

                                  1  b                                       005-027                             Marable-off-season

                                  1  b                                       028-053                             Charlie Creath as a musician

                                  1  b                                       054-110                             Dewey Jackson-player, personality, leader, Lodge bands

                                  1  b                                       111-166                             Leaves Marable, Depression years, gigging

                                  1  b                                       167-215                             Cecil Scott-"Doggy"; Cecil Thornton; Shorty Baker

                                  1  b                                       216-240                             Harry Winn-Plantation gig; Marriage

                                  1  b                                       241-283                             Ohio River boats-playing, traveling

                                  1  b                                       284-323                             Capital steamboat, wintering

                                  1  b                                       324-401                             Gigging, marriage-change in musical life; Scullins Steel Co.

                                  1  b                                       402-426                             St. Louis Medical Depot job; gigging, Navy recruiter

                                  1  b                                       427-447                             Enlisting U.S. Navy, Great Lakes, Other musicians enlisting

                                  1  b                                       448-511                             Re-assignment to Lambert Field; prejudice in service back to

                                                                                                                         Great Lakes

                                  1  b                                       512-596                             Honolulu, Hawaii; conditions, job more segregation

                                  1  b                                       597-635                             Other black musicians in Navy

                                  1  b                                       636-680                             After W.W.II; return to civilian job, poor treatment

                                  1  b                                       681-727                             Musician's union 197-Nomination for President, serves 5 years

                                                                                                                         V. Pres. under George Smith, pay

                                  1  b                                       728-end                             Takes job with Singleton Palmer - Forest Park Hotel, personnel

                                  2  a                                       003-039                             After W.W.II; musician's reunions, Winn Band

                                  2  a                                       040-117                             Eddie Randle Band after Marable band, musicians, prejudice

                                  2  a                                       118-144                             Singleton Palmer's Band - Dixieland music

                                  2  a                                       145-179                             Al Guichard

                                  2  a                                       180-198                             Gaslight Square, Palmer

                                  2  a                                       199-218                             George Hudson - as leader & business man; musicians; discipline

                                  2  a                                       219-246                             Goldenrod Boat with Palmer, musicians

                                  2  a                                       247-267                             Dave Harris

                                  2  a                                       268-320                             Leroy Harris

                                  2  a                                       321-342                             Other players presently on Palmer Band

                                  2  a                                       343-372                             Black musicians in traditional jazz; audiences today

                                  2  a                                       373-398                             David Hines, trumpet player; different generations

                                  2  a                                       399-418                             Other occasional band jobs, American theater

                                  2  a                                       419-435                             Recording tunes; radio work

                                  2  a                                       436-453                             Musician's Locals, Prejudice, merger of unions - 1970

                                  2  a                                       509-530                             Don Redmond, Playdium, with Mills Brothers

                                  2  a                                       531-541                             Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra

                                  2  a                                       542-560                             Bands in Pittsburg - Ozzie Nelson, J. Dorsey

                                  2  a                                       545-508                             Bands that came through St. Louis; Waller at Coliseum; Clyde

                                                                                                                         Hopkins Orch. Black night on riverboats

                                  2  a                                       561-573                             Radio broadcasts - listening, meeting musicians

                                  2  a                                       574-600                             Musicians met & heard - Ellington, W.C. Handy, Guy Williams

                                  2  a                                       601-645                             Dewey Jackson leaving music

                                  2  a                                       646-674                             Carter's own role in bands; role model

                                  2  a                                       675-691                             Influence of Louie Armstrong on musicians

                                  2  a                                       692-713                             Influence of family on music & vice-versa

                                  2  a                                       714-733                             Don Gumpert - Playdium

                                  2  a                                       734-742                             Carter's children

                                  2  b                                       003-085                             Carter's children, cont'd

                                  2  b                                       086-179                             Parents, grandfather; family history

                                  2  b                                       180-215                             Buying family land

                                  2  b                                       216-278                             Selling land, subdivision for blacks

                                  2  b                                       279-289                             Father's family, Wentzville

                                  2  b                                       290-379                             Looking back; regrets, education own & children's; music as a

                                                                                                                         "second career"; "What if?"

                                  2  b                                       380-426                             Suggestions for young people; Feelings about own family,

                                                                                                                         friendships with musicians

                                  3  a                                       002-023                             Personnel with Singleton Palmer-cont'd; learning Dixieland

                                  3  a                                       024-054                             Leaves Palmer; goes with George Hudson

                         &n