Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Role Singer-songwriter Years active 1974–present Albums Just A Stone's Throw Away | Parents James J, Dorothy Carter Name Valerie Carter | |
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Born February 5, 1953 (age 71) ( 1953-02-05 ) Similar People | ||
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Valerie Carter (born Valerie Gail Zakian Carter; February 5, 1953 – March 4, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter. Carter was perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who has recorded and performed with a number of artists including Linda Ronstadt, Don Henley, Christopher Cross, Little Feat, Jackson Browne, The Outlaws and, most notably, James Taylor.
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- Valerie carter ooh child over the edge
- VALERIE CARTER Ooh Child
- Later years
- As member of the group Howdy Moon
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Compilations
- Backing vocal credits select
- Song writing credits select
- References
Carter wrote songs for Judy Collins ("Cook with Honey" from Collins's 1973 album True Stories and Other Dreams), Jackson Browne ("Love Needs a Heart" from his 1977 album Running on Empty), The Brothers Johnson ("Deceiver", the B-side of "You Keep Me Coming Back") and Earth, Wind & Fire ("Turn It into Something Good", from the 1980 album Faces).
She released four solo studio albums, a live album and a compilation album.
In 1978, she performed the singing voice of the character Jan Mouse in the animated Halloween special "The Devil and Daniel Mouse" from Canadian animation studio Nelvana. She was credited under the pseudonym "Laurel Runn," likely inspired by living in Laurel Canyon at the time. She sang several songs in the special, including a duet with the songwriter, John Sebastian, of The Lovin' Spoonful fame. The following year, in 1979, her cover of "O-o-h Child" was featured in Matt Dillon's film debut, Over the Edge.
She recorded Howdy Moon with Howdy Moon in 1974, and stayed with producer Lowell George for her two first albums under ARC/Columbia in 1977 and 1979. In 1996, she returned with The Way It Is, covering songs by Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Van Morrison and Warren Zevon, and a Japanese live album.
VALERIE CARTER Ooh Child
Later years
In August and October 2009, Carter was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida for possession of drugs.
She successfully completed all of the court's requirements and she became a graduate of Judge Dee Anna Farnell's "drug court" program on May 25, 2011. Her sometime employer, American singer-songwriter James Taylor, appeared at her "drug court" graduation ceremonies in a congratulatory effort on behalf of all of the graduates.
Carter died on March 4, 2017, at the age of 64. She is survived by her mother, Dorothy "Dot" Carter, and sister, Jan Carter, who continues the Official Valerie Carter Fan Club as an active Facebook group.