Music Record, Wilf Carter, "Songs of the Calgary Stampede"
Title
Music Record, Wilf Carter, "Songs of the Calgary Stampede"
Identifier
CS.2022.03.01 a,b
Description
This the musical record "Songs of the Calgary Stampede” done by the musical artist Wilf Carter. It includes a black vinyl LP (a) made of polyvinyl chloride and shaped into a circle with groves cutting into the surface. The center has a round black sticker which includes the recording studio’s logo “APEX/ Trade Mark”, as well as both the artist name, the record’s title, and the speed “Wilf Carter/ Songs of the Calgary Stampede/ 33 1/3 RPM Long Play”. Each side has its own sticker which also list all the songs on each side. It also includes the cardstock sleeve (b) with a design that includes a large red stripe at the top and a black and white photo of a chuckwagon race on the front side. It reads “WILF CARTER/ Songs of the Calgary Stampede”. The backside is mostly white with a black and white photo of Wilf Carter and a list of songs.
Side I:
I Remember the Rodeo/ Pete Knight, The King of the Cowboys/ When the Ice Worm Nests Again/ My Little Grey Haired Mother in the West/ He Rode the Strawberry Roan/ Rattlin’ Cannon Ball
Side II:
The Calgary Roundup/ That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine/ The Smoke Went Up the Chimney Just the Same/ Capture of Albert Johnston/ Beautiful Girl of the Prairie/ Singing in My Last Roundup
I Remember the Rodeo/ Pete Knight, The King of the Cowboys/ When the Ice Worm Nests Again/ My Little Grey Haired Mother in the West/ He Rode the Strawberry Roan/ Rattlin’ Cannon Ball
Side II:
The Calgary Roundup/ That Silver Haired Daddy of Mine/ The Smoke Went Up the Chimney Just the Same/ Capture of Albert Johnston/ Beautiful Girl of the Prairie/ Singing in My Last Roundup
Creator
Creator: APEX Records
Artist: Wilf Carter/ Montana Slim
Artist: Wilf Carter/ Montana Slim
Wilf Carter was born in 1904 and is largely considered to be the father of Canadian Country Western Music. Born in Nova Scotia he started his singing career young, yodeling in traveling music shows along the East Coast. In 1929 he moved out west to Calgary soon found himself working for the local radio station CFCN (the voice of the Prairies), singing one night a week. This would lead him to working for CBC and eventually the CPR where he entertained travellers as they toured the Canadian West. He released his first record in 1934 which became a hit in Canada and this was the beginning of a long and successful career which spanned over 50 years. He also went by the moniker Montana Slim (especially in the States). In 1964 he first played at the Calgary Stampede, and was the Stampede Parade Marshall in 1979 and 1984.
Date
1962
Subject
Calgary Stampede--Performances
Publisher
Calgary Stampede Collection & Archives
Rights
Unrestricted
Relation
CS.2003.25.01 Wilf Carter Songs Of Calgary Stampede (Sam Centre)
CS.2022.07.01 Wilf Carter Horseman Hall of Fame
CS.2022.07.02 Wilf Carter God Bless Our Canada
CS.2022.07.03 Wilf Carter Golden Memories (Sam Centre)
CS.2022.07.04 Wilf Carter Nuggets of Golden West (Sam Centre)
CS.2022.07.01 Wilf Carter Horseman Hall of Fame
CS.2022.07.02 Wilf Carter God Bless Our Canada
CS.2022.07.03 Wilf Carter Golden Memories (Sam Centre)
CS.2022.07.04 Wilf Carter Nuggets of Golden West (Sam Centre)
Type
Physical Object
Format
Record, Phonograph
Language
English
Coverage
Canada--Alberta--Calgary
Acquisition Method
Donation
Date Received
Unknown - Found in Collection
Date Accessioned
2022-Feb-03
Provenance
Found in Collection/Abandoned Materials
Dimensions - Length (cm)
Sleeve: 31
Dimensions - Circumference (cm)
Record: 93
Dimensions - Diameter (cm)
Record: 29.6
Material
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride/Paper/Cardstock/Ink
Notes
The chuckwagon scene on the cover shows the “B” wagon’s canvas marked as “PETER BAWDEN/DALE FLETT CALGARY”.
Citation
Creator: APEX Records
Artist: Wilf Carter/ Montana Slim
and Wilf Carter was born in 1904 and is largely considered to be the father of Canadian Country Western Music. Born in Nova Scotia he started his singing career young, yodeling in traveling music shows along the East Coast. In 1929 he moved out west to Calgary soon found himself working for the local radio station CFCN (the voice of the Prairies), singing one night a week. This would lead him to working for CBC and eventually the CPR where he entertained travellers as they toured the Canadian West. He released his first record in 1934 which became a hit in Canada and this was the beginning of a long and successful career which spanned over 50 years. He also went by the moniker Montana Slim (especially in the States). In 1964 he first played at the Calgary Stampede, and was the Stampede Parade Marshall in 1979 and 1984., “Music Record, Wilf Carter, "Songs of the Calgary Stampede",” The Calgary Stampede, accessed February 11, 2026, https://ceas.omeka.net/items/show/15901.