Carter Randell

Carter Maxwell Randell (born May 11, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. Originally the lead singer of the cowpunk band So-Called Activists, he embarked on a solo career as a country singer in the early 90s, collaborating with his producer and former So-Called Activists bandmate Freddie Myerson. His first studio album, My Name is Carter (1993), became one of the fastest-selling debut albums in country music history, selling over 14 million copies worldwide within just two years.

Early life
Carter Maxwell Randell was born May 11, 1960 in, to Michelle (née Van den Herik) and Douglas Randell. His father was born in in the  region, and came from a "snowbird" family who owned a home in Palm Desert, while his mother was born in, the  to a Dutch father and American mother, and raised in  in. He is of English, Polish, French, Slovakian and Dutch ancestry. Randell's mother died in a car crash when he was 3 years old and his father moved to with his son. Douglas married Inez Gutiérrez, a Latina woman of Mexican ancestry, who legally changed her surname to "Randell". Douglas and Inez had a second son and a daughter, Mark and Jillian, together, and adopted Inez's niece Fatima after her mother died in a house fire.

Randell attended, where he met Freddie Myerson and Kenn Riehle. The three continued their friendship while attending in.

1983-1989: The So-Called Activists
Randell graduated from California Lutheran University alongside Myerson and Riehle, eager to start their music activities.

Solo studio albums

 * My Name is Carter (1993)
 * Nashville Soul (1996)
 * Carter Randell (1998)
 * Miseducated (2001)
 * Duets (2004)
 * Carter Randell (2007)
 * Stuck with You (2012)
 * SoCal Country Boy (2016)
 * Carter Randell (2018)
 * Method (2021)