Carter Beckworth (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. He has released five solo albums since 2007, and he is also the lead vocalist of the

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band Baker Hotel, with whom he has released two albums.

Early career

Beckworth has been writing songs and singing since the age of 12. 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. Beckworth returned to Texas to attend

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. 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. 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.

Baker Hotel

While Beckworth was in Austin from 2008 until he graduated from

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in 2010, he studied full-time and also performed as frontman for the

band Baker Hotel, whose sound was called reminiscent of ground-breakers like

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, ZZ Top, and

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. The band released two albums – ''Baker Hotel'' (Independent) in 2008 and ''Hard To Prove'' (Revolution Records) in 2010.

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,

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, Micky & the Motorcars,

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and Pat Green, as well as noted country musician Radney Foster.

Songwriting

As a songwriter, Beckworth writes almost all of his own material, and contributed six songs to Texas music star

's 2015 album 'The Good Fight.'

Discography

Albums

References

External links

* , official website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckworth, Carter 1986 births Living people American rock musicians American rock songwriters Musicians from Houston American rock singers 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from Texas