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 origin and her mother of a family that hails from Mexico, is of Mexican, Spanish, and French descent. One brother, Vincent and a sister, Pamela, are her siblings. Carter made her public television debut on Lew King's Talent Show at age 5. While in high school Carter was part of a group named Just Us. The group performed marimba and a conga drum. They also played an acoustic guitarist and a stand up bass, that was played by another band member. Lynda began singing at a local pizza restaurant when she was 15.  She joined her cousins, The Relatives, when she was just 16 years old. Gary Burghoff, actor, was the drummer for The Relatives. The band performed in the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months since Carter was under 21 she must have entered through the kitchen.Carter was a student at Arizona State University. After being voted "Most talented", she dropped out to pursue a career in music. Carter was a candidate for an audition in 1970. She sang on the tour of The Garfin Gathering's bandleader Howard (Speedy), Garfin. Their first show together was at the Holiday Inn Chinatown in San Francisco in 1970, which was so brand-new that it didn't have a sidewalk entrance. The hotel staff and hotel guests parked their cars in the underground parking garage , meaning that they performed to them. The Garfin Gathering performed shows throughout the Nevada "Silver Circuit" as well as in a variety of Nevada's casino lounges. Carter made the decision to leave the Garfin Gathering in 1972 to pursue acting and went back to Arizona.