Lynda Carter

 Carter was born in Phoenix (Arizona) as the daughter of Juanita Cordova and Colby Carter. Her father is English and Scots Irish ancestry and her mother is Mexican and Spanish. She has one brothernamed Vincent and one sister, Pamela. Carter, age 5, made her debut on public television at Lew King's Talent Show. Carter joined a band called Just Us during high school. The group played marimba, conga drums an acoustic and stand-up basses. One of the girls in the group was also a guitarist. Lynda started singing in a restaurant when she was 15. [8] She joined her cousins, The Relatives, when she was 16. The drummer of the group was Gary Burghoff, an actor. The band first performed in Las Vegas at the Sahara Hotel & Casino Lounge. Carter was 21 years old when she first entered the kitchen. After being named "Most gifted" and then dropping out to pursue a career in the field of music. Carter auditioned in the year 1970 and performed on tour with The Garfin Gathering's bandleader Howard (Speedy), Garfin. Their first appearance together was held at Holiday Inn Chinatown, a San Francisco hotel that had no sidewalk access. They played mostly to hotel guests and staff, who parked their cars underground. The Garfin Gathering played shows in numerous Nevada casino lounges, including those situated between Lake Tahoe, Carson City and Reno. Carter quit the Garfin Gathering to pursue acting in 1972 and returned to Arizona.