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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 the first Memphis soul record to have an impact nationwide and insuring the success of the Stax Records label.
In the next ten years, she had 22 singles on the national charts, including “I’ll Bring It on Home to You” (an answer to Sam Cooke’s “Bring It on Home to Me”), “Let Me Be Good to You”, and Isaac Hayes’ “B-A-B-Y”.
She is well-known for her duets with Otis Redding, from the album King & Queen, including the recordings of the Lowell Fulson composition “Tramp” and the Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd song “Knock on Wood”.
In 1993 Carla Thomas received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
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 the first Memphis soul record to have an impact nationwide and insuring the success of the Stax Records label.
In the next ten years, she had 22 singles on the national charts, including “I’ll Bring It on Home to You” (an answer to Sam Cooke’s “Bring It on Home to Me”), “Let Me Be Good to You”, and Isaac Hayes’ “B-A-B-Y”.
She is well-known for her duets with Otis Redding, from the album King & Queen, including the recordings of the Lowell Fulson composition “Tramp” and the Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd song “Knock on Wood”.
In 1993 Carla Thomas received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
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PouletCel wrote:
B.A.B.Y. <3
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Druid66 wrote:
Damn, what a great voice she has!
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SoulJazzsterInc wrote:
On the Retro Soul group, a few days remaining to vote for the Best Retro Soul album of 2010. Feel free to join us and cast your vote.
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FCA19795 wrote:
Beautiful voice!
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LanFill wrote:
very soulful. nice tunes
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floydalbert wrote:
Gee Whiz! A Great Tune.
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robstr1 wrote:
I've Fallen In Love (With You) is pure beauty
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dubupset wrote:
Presenting... the Stax Of Stax Mix: Delving deep into the Stax Records back catalog, Stax Of Stax is the smoothest of crash courses through life and love, tribulation and elation: http://www.100dbs.com/mixes/stax_of_stax/
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Cathelain wrote:
I have it. Drop me a line and I'll make arrangements to get it to you.
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vinetow wrote:
is somebody has "I've fallen in love with you" song PLEASE send it to me! I can't find it anywhere!
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LotteM wrote:
B.A.B.Y. baby
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silvana-k wrote:
linda voz super dulce me gusta
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BobbieWest wrote:
this is a remake. Get the original to blow yer stack!
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thisyearsgirl wrote:
B-A-B-Y...one of my fave soul songs of all time!
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Can't get enough of Any Day Now
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fabulous
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Comfort me<3
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