Facts:   - instrument: guitar    - death place: nashville , tennessee , u.s.    - alt: man playing guitar and singing into microphone    - caption: playing at the station inn in 1983 .    - birth name: fred f. carter jr. .    - death date: 17 july 2010      - birth date: 31 december 1933    - name: fred carter jr. .    - background: solo_singer    - image: fred_carter , _ jr.jpg    - birth place: winnsboro , louisiana , u.s.    - occupation: musician , producer , singer , composer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of fred carter , jr. . .
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fred f. carter , jr. -lrb- december 31 , 1933 -- july 17 , 2010 -rrb- was an american guitarist , singer , producer and composer .