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- Pain I Endured
- It Begins with You Self Love Journal : ( Claim Your Identity)
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Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. She is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including the hits "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" (1960), "B-A-B-Y" (1966) and "Tramp" (1967), a duet with Otis Redding. She is the daughter of Rufus Thomas. Thomas was born and raised in the Foote Homes…
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- Stax: Soulsville USA — Self - Artist2024
- Soul Collection: Back to Stax2002
- Only the Strong Survive — Self2002
- Sounds of Memphis — Self2002
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Musical Guest1993
- Wattstax1973
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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
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carla
- Family name
- Thomas
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Father
- Rufus Thomas
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Atlantic Records
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- Carla Thomas.png
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- date of birth
- 1942-12-21
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- Carla Thomas (vocalist)
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
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