All songs written, arranged and produced by Bill Carter.
Copyright Blame Music BMI
Lowdown Records 2013
All Rights Reserved 

14 That's What I'm Doing' Here

12 Devil In Evilin

10 Bel Air Motel

09 Amerijuana

07 Fields Of Stone

06 Brain

05 Final Sacrifice

04 Eva Bible

03 Revelry

02 Deep Soul Sermon

01 Fire On The Wire

Bill Carter has been a pillar of the Austin music scene for nearly three decades, helping shape the city's rich musical history along with songwriting partner Ruth Ellsworth. 

Over two hundred artists have found gold in the songwriting genius of this Texas troubadour, including Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Robert Palmer, the Counting Crows, Storyville, Omar and The Howlers, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, Ruth Brown, John Anderson, and Waylon Jennings, just to name a few.

His band, Bill Carter and the Blame, has hosted some of the world's greatest musicians, including guitarists Charlie Sexton and Denny Freeman (Bob Dylan), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble), Dony Wynn (Robert Palmer), Mike Thompson (The Eagles), musician/actor Johnny Depp, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats, and many others. 

Carter is also a founding member of the famed Hollywood band "P" with Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers, Johnny Depp, and Sal Jenco. They released the eponymous album P in 1995 on Capitol Records, featuring Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, Flea, and Ruth Ellsworth.

Carter and Ellsworth received the BMI "Million Airs" Award for over two million airplays of their Stevie Ray Vaughan mega hit "Crossfire." In March of 2000, the track won the “Decade Award” for best song at the Austin Music Awards.

In August 2010, Carter participated in the Voices for Justice Concert and Rally in Little Rock, AR, in support of the West Memphis Three. Carter performed "Anything Made Of Paper," an original song that he and Ellsworth wrote specifically for Damien Echols and wife Lorri Davis. Carter also joined Patti Smith for "People Have The Power" during the show's finale, along with Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, Ben Harper, and Johnny Depp.

“Anything Made of Paper" is featured in the credits of the documentary film, West of Memphis along with Carter's cover of Ozzy Osbourne's "Road To Nowhere." Both tracks are included on the West of Memphis soundtrack album.

In August of 2012, PBS-Austin released an hour-long documentary on Bill Carter and The Blame as part of the station's Arts In Context series. This live concert and tribute featured interviews and testimonials with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Charlie Sexton, Jimmie Vaughan, and Johnny Depp. The documentary won a Lone Star Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement in Arts/Entertainment Special Programming” for Pat Kondelis the executive producer and director.

March of 2013 saw Carter and Ellsworth inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame.

On the heels of the success of his last album Unknown (2013), comes a new acoustic record, Play On, slated for release in 2015.

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