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 as is her mother. Her father, whose family hailed from Mexico, is of Mexican, Spanish, and French descent. She has one brothernamed Vincent and a sister named Pamela. Carter, age 5, was the first public TV star to make her debut on Lew King's Talent Show. In high school, Carter was part of a group named Just Us. The group played marimba, conga drums an acoustic bass and stand-up basses. One girl from the group was also a guitarist. Lynda began singing in a pizza shop when she was 15.  She joined her cousins' group, The Relatives, when she was just 16 years old. Gary Burghoff, actor, was the drummer for the group. The group opened in the Sahara Hotel and Casino lounge in Las Vegas for three months since Carter was not yet 21 years old, she had to enter through the kitchen.Carter attended Arizona State University. After being awarded "Most talented", Carter decided to quit school in pursuit of the career of a musician. Carter auditioned in the year 1970 and did a the tour of The Garfin Gathering's bandleader Howard (Speedy), Garfin. Their first show together was at Holiday Inn Chinatown, a San Francisco hotel that had no sidewalk access. They played mostly to hotel staff and guests, who parked their cars beneath. The Garfin Gathering performed shows throughout the Nevada "Silver Circuit" which included in a number of Nevada's casino lounges. Carter decided to quit the Garfin Gathering for acting, and returned to Arizona in 1972.