Arts in Context

Bill Carter & The Blame

Season 2 Episode 6 | 56m 45s  | Video has closed captioning.

Part documentary, part performance, this episode features Texas music legend Bill Carter. Carter and his wife Ruth Ellsworth write songs, an incredible amount of songs, including some of the biggest hits by The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Bill Carter & The Blame is a Texas supergroup with a rotating all-star lineup that has been performing Bill and Ruth's songs for decades.

Aired: 07/25/12

Rating: NR

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Arts in Context is a local public television program presented by Austin PBS.

Support for Arts In Context is provided by: Wells Fargo, UT Performing Arts, The Kodosky Foundation, and the City of Austin through the Cultural Arts Division

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