Winnsboro in Franklin Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Fred Carter, Jr.
Winnsboro, LA, 1933-2010
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2022
1. Fred Carter, Jr. Marker
A virtuoso guitarist, songwriter, producer, recording artist & rock and roll pioneer.
Fred worked with the Louisiana Hayride, The Band, Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, Johnny & June Carter Cash, Roy Orbison, Simon & Garfunkel, Muddy Waters, Dean Martin, Chet Atkins, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Bobby Bridger, his daughter Deanna Carter among many others.
Erected 2021 by Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Marker Number 1.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.
Location. 32° 9.88′ N, 91° 43.24′ W. Marker is in Winnsboro, Louisiana, in Franklin Parish. It is on Front Street (U.S. 165) near Prairie Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3826 Front St, Winnsboro LA 71295, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Winnsboro Methodist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); Franklin Parish (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lainey Wilson (approx. 6.2 miles away); Lt. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault (approx. 8.6 miles away); John L. Brown, Sr. (approx. 8.6
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Also see . . . Northeast Louisiana Music Trail. (Submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana.)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, February 27, 2022
2. Fred Carter, Jr. Marker
Photographed by Molly McCullar
3. Fred Carter, Jr. Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 646 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on January 6, 2026, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. Photos: 1. submitted on March 3, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2. submitted on March 4, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Molly McCullar of West Monroe, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
