Talk:Fred Carter Jr.

Unsupported claims

Much of what is written in this article is either simply not true or a generous stretch. Carter no doubt backed up numerous greats, from Roy Orbison to Simon & Garfunkel to Joan Baez. But how most of this is documented here doesn't jibe. For example:

• A "multitude" of Simon & Garfunkel classics. He only played on Bridge over Troubled Water, which produced a few classics at most. (AllMusic).
• "Principal guitarist" for Neil Young. I checked the credits for all of Young's albums on AllMusic, which are very thorough, and none list Carter. Even if I missed one or AllMusic did, "principal" would be a stretch considering the talent Young assembled.
• "Principal guitarist" for The Band. He was with the group's predecessor, The Hawks, for a time in the early 1960s. (Across the Great Divide: The Band and America) and later played with drummer Levon Helm, but never with The Band itself.
• He "taught" Robbie Robertson how to play. Robertson was 15 at the time, but he was vying for Carter's spot, and Carter was not about to give him a boost. (Across the Great Divide)
• He backed Joan Baez and perhaps a few other folkies, but based on his credits, he wasn't exactly a folk music "fixture". (AllMusic)
• According to AllMusic and Olof Bjorner, who has chronicled Bob Dylan's recording sessions, Carter played on Self Portrait, but not Nashville Skyline, and therefore, did not play on "Lay Lady Lay". (Bjorner and AllMusic)

I'm removing the "Lay Lady Lay" statement as the most notable, un-sourced claim here. Everything else should be thoroughly cleaned up to match whatever the record supports. Allreet (talk) 04:30, 12 April 2011 (UTC)