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- Works
- 3
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- Pain I Endured
- It Begins with You Self Love Journal : ( Claim Your Identity)
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Carla Thomas (born December 21, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee) is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. At the age of 17, she recorded a duet with her father Rufus Thomas, "Because I Love You", which became a Southern hit and gave the Satellite label (later Stax Records) its first real success. In 1961 she rose to national prominence with "Gee Whiz (Look in His Eyes)", which reached the Top Ten in both the R&B and Pop categories, becoming <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Carla+Thoma
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carla
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mechanicsburg
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 91
- Image
- Carla-Thomas.jpg
- Height
- 191
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- date of birth
- 1985-10-31
- drafted by
- Chicago Sky
- name in native language
- Carla Thomas
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