Clarence Carter
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American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Rejected Ones
- Ballad of Broken Dreams
- No Honor among Thieves
- Damn Ernie
- On the Run
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Film & TV
Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Clarence Carter was an American soul singer.
Known for
- Muscle Shoals — Self2013
- Jingle Bell Rocks! — Self2013
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-01-14
- Active to
- 2026-05-14
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 438,112
- Total plays
- 2,225,775
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Clarence Carter (born Clarence George Carter in Montgomery, Alabama, on 14 January 1936; died 14 May 2026) was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer remembered for his successful songs, including "Slip Away", "Back Door Santa" (both released 1968), "Patches" (1970) and "Strokin'" (1986). Carter's earliest releases were as half of the duo Clarence And Calvin. Also known as the "C And C Boys", the blind duo made seven singles, the last of which was recorded at Fame's Muscl
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Family name
- Carter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Montgomery
- Spouse
- Candi Staton
- Occupation
- record producer
- Educated at
- Alabama State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Duke Records
- Official website
- www.clarencecarter.net
- Image
- Clarence Carter (48591893891).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1936-01-14
- medical condition
- blindness
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
- birth name
- Clarence George Carter
- name in native language
- Clarence Carter
- Commons category
- Clarence Carter
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