Clarence Carter
American recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
Southern soul singer whose powerful, gospel-inflected style encompassed the inspiring and the suggestive.
Born | January 14, 1936 |
Hometown | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
Spouse | Candi Staton (m 1970 - 1973) |
Children | Clarence Carter Jr. |
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Jingle Bell Rocks!
JINGLE BELL ROCKS! is a trippy, cinematic sleighride into the strange and sublime universe of alternative and underground Christmas music, featuring The Flaming Lips, Run-DMC, The Free Design, Low, Miles Davis & Bob Dorough, Clarence Carter, John Waters, Akim & The Teddy Vann Prod. Co., The Mighty Sparrow, A Girl Called Eddy, El Vez and many more.
Albums
Touch of Blues
1989
On Your Feet
2009
Clarence Carter
2009
I Couldn't Refuse
1995
Legendary Clarence Carter
1995
Dr. CC
1994
Snatching It Back
1992
Dr.'s Greatest Prescriptions: The Best of Clarence Carter
1992
Have You Met Clarence Carter...Yet?
1992
Hooked on Love
1987
Messin' with My Mind
1985
Mr. Clarence Carter in Person
1981
Let's Burn
1977
Loneliness & Temptation/A Heart Full of Song
1975
Patches
1970
Testifyin'
1969
Dynamic Clarence Carter
1969
This Is Clarence Carter
1968
Testifyin'/Patches
2017
This Is Clarence Carter/The Dynamic Clarence Carter
2016
Best of Clarence Carter
2014
Slip Away: Ultimate Clarence Carter 1966-1971
2014
Fame Singles, Vol. 2: 1970-73
2013
Fame Singles, Vol. 1: 1966-70
2012
Greatest Hits of Clarence Carter
2009
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SXSW: Magnolia Acquires U.S. Rights To ‘Muscle Shoals’
BREAKING: Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to Muscle Shoals, the documentary about the iconic Alabama recording studio that hatched some of music’s great tunes. Directed by Greg ‘Freddy’ Camalier, the film features interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge, Gregg Allman, Clarence Carter, Alicia Keys, Bono and many others. The docu first played at Sundance in January, and the deal comes as the film makes its debut at SXSW. Pic is about how Rick Hall overcame crushing per
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