Craig Carothers
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| Craig Carothers | |
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| Birth name | Craig Carothers |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon |
| Genre(s) | folk singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Label(s) | Dwight Rabbit |
| Website | craigcarothers.com |
Craig Carothers is an American singer-songwriter. He is originally from Portland, Oregon, but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Carother's "Little Hercules" was recorded for Trisha Yearwood's 1996 album Everybody Knows. The song went Gold.
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[edit] Biography
Carothers grew up in the Pacific Northwest. His parents, both music teachers, introduced him to a wide range of music including jazz, classical and blues. Carothers also cites a number of Motown, pop and folk influences.[1]
During the early stages of his career (some 20 years) he toured little playing primarily in his hometown of Portland, Oregon. He shared the stage with range of notable acts.[1]
In 1995, country music singer Trisha Yearwood recorded his song, "Little Hercules", leading to a Gold record. It was at that time that Carothers began traveling first to Nashville and then to gigs in other southern cities, Birmingham, Atlanta, Houston, and Little Rock.[1] During this stage of his career some of his performances at Nashville's Bluebird Cafe were featured on the Nashville Public Radio program Players and Poets.[2]
In 2000, Carothers moved to Nashville and has continued to tour more widely ever since. Since that time a number of other artist have recorded songs written or cowritten by Carothers, including: Kathy Mattea, Lorraine, Sons Of The Desert, Kate Markowitz, Andrea Zonn, Steve Seskin, Berkley Hart, and Peter, Paul and Mary.[1]
Carothers has also continued to gain wider acclaim as a songwriter. In 2001, Carothers served on the faculty of the Song Camp directed by the Nashville Songwriters Association International. The camp is oriented toward aspiring songwriters.[3] Carothers also wrote several songs for the soundtrack of the 2005 movie, The Californians, including the title track. In 2006, Carothers was one of the top five writer/performers recognized from some 2500 entries to the Newsong Contest at the Mountain Stage NewSong Festival in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The song, "She Needs Me" (cowritten by Carothers & Tony Haselden) won as part the festival's first three-way tie for Best Song.[4][5]
[edit] Discography
- Greenhouse FX (1990, Silent)
- Home Remedy (1994, Silent)
- Craig Carothers Trio (1995, Silent)
- Air Mail Blue (1996, Silent)
- Acoustic Set [live] (1998, Dwight Rabbit)
- The Card (2002, Dwight Rabbit)
- One Revolution (2003, Dwight Rabbit)
- Solo (2006, Dwight Rabbit)
[edit] Songs
A number of songs written or cowritten by Carothers have been recorded by other artists. A few examples are:
- "Little Hercules" (Craig Carothers) - recorded by Trisha Yearwood for Everybody Knows (1996)
- "I Can Count on You" (Craig Carothers, Angela Kaset) - recorded by Lorrie Morgan for Show Me How (2004)
- "Invisible People" (Craig Carothers, Gene Nelson) - recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary for In These Times (2003)
- "Whoop-De-Do" (Craig Carothers, Angela Kaset) - recorded by Lorrie Morgan for To Get to You: Greatest Hits Collection (2000)
- "BFD" - recorded by several artists: Kathy Mattea, Berkley Hart, Don Henry
- "Father's Day" and "Everyday Heroes" - both recorded by Steve Seskin for An Original (2002)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Biography from craigcarothers.com
- ^ "WHAT'S HAPPENING :Folk music news & information", Sing Out!, 42:2, Fall 1997, p.10
- ^ Bessman, Jim, "NSAI Holds Summer Camp for Songwriting Hopefuls", Billboard, 113:31, August 4, 2001, p.45
- ^ "2006 Mountain Stage NewSong Contest Co-winners Announced", Mountain Stage Newsong Festival press release), August 28, 2006
- ^ "WHAT'S HAPPENING: Folk music news & information", Sing Out!, 50:4, Winter 2007, p.8-15
