Background
Carver grew up in a rural area near Jackson, Mississippi, and sang in a local country gospel quartet with his family.
Carver grew up in a rural area near Jackson, Mississippi, and sang in a local country gospel quartet with his family.
Between 1968 and 1977, he charted fifteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard country charts. His highest-charting single was a cover of Tony Orlando"s "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", a cover that reached Number. 1 for him in 1974. He also had cover success with his version of the Starland Vocal Band"s "Afternoon Delight." Carver lives today in rural Wilson County, Ton
Early Life & Rise to Fame
He went on to form his own band, the Capital Cowboys, which were sponsored by an ice-cream company.
Carver was discovered by future Rock "n Roll Hall of Famer, Delegate Shannon, who got Carver a deal with Imperial Records. His debut single, for Imperial, was "Think About Her All The Time" b / w "One Way Or The Other" (Imperial 66173) in mid-1966.
Both sides were written, produced and arranged by Shannon, who was a longtime fan of Country music Carver"s composition "New Lips" was recorded by Roy Drusky in 1967.
His self-titled debut album was released later that year, and contained the minor hit "Your Lily White Hands".
He had a few more modest successes with Country-popular offerings like 1968"s "I Still Didn"t Have the Sense to Go" and 1969"s "That"s Your Hang Up."
Later Career & Success
In 1972, he moved to American Broadcasting Company and had a major country hit with a version of Tony Orlando and Dawn"s "Tie A Yellow Ribbon "Round the Ole Oak Tree." A string of Top 40 country hits followed over the next five years, including the Top Tens "You Really Haven"t Changed" (1973), "Don"t Tell (That Sweet Old Lady of Mine)" (1974), and another country cover of a popular hit, the Starland Vocal Band"s "Afternoon Delight" (1976). Carver"s last Top 40 hit was 1977"s "Living Next Door to Alice," and his final charting single was a 1981 cover of Agnetha/ Björn/ Benny/ Anni-Frid"s "South.O.S." He subsequently became a regular performer in Branson, Missouri.
Critical response of Johnny Carver has always been positive. He has been awarded with many honors: The Arkansas Traveler Award The Country Music Association (CMA) "Broader Acceptance & Progress of Couuntry Music" Award The State of Mississippi Executive Department Merit Award The Broadcast Music Citation of Achievement Award Four American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) Merit Mississippi"s First Number One Country Artist Mississippi"s Annual "Johnny Carver Day"—August 10.
