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Ric Cartey

real name Whaley Thomas Cartey

Ric Cartey is credited on 796 releases across 206 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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796

Credits

206

Albums

8

Decades active

45

In collections

Biography

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American rockabilly musician and songwriter remembered for co-writing the smash hit Young Love (opens in a new tab) with Carole Joyner.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, 18 January 1937. Died in Palm Harbor, Florida on 5 August 2009.
The song Young Love has charted nine times between 1956 and 1994, hitting #1 three times by Sonny James (US country), Tab Hunter (UK), and Donny Osmond (UK).

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Credited work

796 releases · 206 albums · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 796
  • Other credits · 19
  • Production · 16

Studios: Le Studio · Studio Frisson · EMI Studios, Heemstede · RCA Victor Studios, Nashville

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