Clarence Carter
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American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
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It is catalogued under topics including 1936 births, 20th-century African-American male singers and 20th-century American male singers.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-01-14
- Active to
- 2026-05-14
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 438,112
- Total plays
- 2,225,775
Tags
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
Show 6 more facts
- 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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