Lynda Carter

 Carter was born in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Juanita (nee Cordova) and Colby Carter.Her father is of English and Scots-Irish descent, and her mother was born in Mexico and is of Mexican, Spanish, and French descent. She is the sister of Vincent, a brother, and Pamela as a sister. Carter aged five was the first public TV star to make her debut on Lew King's Talent Show. Carter was a part of Just Us in high school. The group consisted of a marimba, a conga drum, an acoustic guitar, and a stand-up basses that was played by another girl in the group. Lynda started singing in a restaurant when she was 15. [8] She joined her cousins, The Relatives, when she was sixteen. The actor Gary Burghoff was the drummer for the group. The band was first introduced in Las Vegas at the Sahara Hotel & Casino Lounge. Carter was 21 years old when she entered the kitchen. After being voted "Most gifted" in her final year, she decided to pursue a career in the field of music. Carter was a candidate for an audition in 1970. She was on tour with The Garfin Gathering's bandleader Howard (Speedy), Garfin. Their first concert together was at the Holiday Inn Chinatown, a San Francisco hotel so new that it didn't have a sidewalk entrance. The hotel staff and hotel guests parked their cars in the garage underground, which meant that they would be performing for the hotel's guests. The Garfin Gathering toured the Nevada "Silver Circuit" performing shows in many of the state's casino lounges that were located between Lake Tahoe, Carson City, Reno, and Las Vegas. Carter quit the Garfin Gathering for acting, and returned home to Arizona in 1972.