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Clarence Carter (born 14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama) is a singer and musician.
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 Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966, Carter became a solo act (Calvin himself later reappeared as a solo act to record two Dave Crawford-produced Atco Records singles in 1969/70 and a Clarence Paul-produced 1971 album for Stax Records, I’m Not Blind . … I Just Can’t See, from which two singles were also taken). “Tell Daddy”, released in January 1967, began a fruitful spell of Fame-produced hits by Carter, released on the Atlantic Records label. Noteworthy were “Thread The Needle”, “Looking For A Fox” and “Slip Away”, where the singer combined his outstanding voice with his skill as an arranger and musician.
“Patches”, first recorded by Chairmen Of The Board, was a UK number 2 and a US number 4 in 1970, but despite further strong offerings, Clarence was unable to sustain the momentum. He remained with Fame until 1973, where he also helped guide Candi Staton, who was now his wife, before moving to ABC Records the subsequent year.
Further recordings on Venture and Big C took Carter’s career into the 1980s and later the artist found a sympathetic outlet with the Ichiban Records label. Despite being blinded as a child, he developed a distinctive guitar style that complemented his earthy delivery, and was just as comfortable on keyboards, writing songs or arranging sessions.
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 Muscle Shoals studio. When his partner, Calvin Thomas (aka Scott), suffered serious injuries in a car accident in 1966, Carter became a solo act (Calvin himself later reappeared as a solo act to record two Dave Crawford-produced Atco Records singles in 1969/70 and a Clarence Paul-produced 1971 album for Stax Records, I’m Not Blind . … I Just Can’t See, from which two singles were also taken). “Tell Daddy”, released in January 1967, began a fruitful spell of Fame-produced hits by Carter, released on the Atlantic Records label. Noteworthy were “Thread The Needle”, “Looking For A Fox” and “Slip Away”, where the singer combined his outstanding voice with his skill as an arranger and musician.
“Patches”, first recorded by Chairmen Of The Board, was a UK number 2 and a US number 4 in 1970, but despite further strong offerings, Clarence was unable to sustain the momentum. He remained with Fame until 1973, where he also helped guide Candi Staton, who was now his wife, before moving to ABC Records the subsequent year.
Further recordings on Venture and Big C took Carter’s career into the 1980s and later the artist found a sympathetic outlet with the Ichiban Records label. Despite being blinded as a child, he developed a distinctive guitar style that complemented his earthy delivery, and was just as comfortable on keyboards, writing songs or arranging sessions.
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STROKIN. XD
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P.........n Hachement black & blue
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Woefully underrated. I've been listening to CC for years (just the Snatching It Back CD) but recently discovered the albums he recorded for Atlantic. Brilliant stuff.
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Stroke it Clarence Carter but don't stroke so fast. If my stuff ain't tight enough you can stick it up my WHOO!
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I miss The few troubles I've had in the list
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I love that song Patches, have done for years
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AH BE STROKIN'
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LOL, now that you mentioned it, he does look like The Biz a little bit! XD
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you're breaking down my health, girl...
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he looks like biz markie
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3 WORDS: I BE STROKIN'.
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eveldo wrote:
Yes, but his cover of I'd Rather Go Blind is transcendent.
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FierceDiva wrote:
Now when I start making love to my woman I don't stop until I know she's sas-ified And I can always tell when she gets sas-ified 'Cause when she gets sas-fied she start calling my name She'd say: 'Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter Clarence Carter, ooooh shit, Clarence Carter'
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Patches! I'm depending in on you son!
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well isn't that special?
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I got caught... making looooooove to another man's wife.. yes i did
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