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Clarence George Carter (born January 14, 1936) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. His most successful songs include " Slip Away ", " Back Door Santa " (both released 1968), " Patches " (1970) and " Strokin' " (1986).
Carter recorded the song at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, with Hall as producer and musicians including Junior Lowe (guitar), Jesse Boyce (bass), and Freeman Brown (drums). [6] Carter's recording was released in July 1970 and was described by a Billboard reviewer as a "powerful blues item" featuring a "blockbuster vocal work-out."
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As Clarence Carter had hoped, it would indeed transpire that as "Funky Fever" ended its comparatively unimpressive chart run - reaching #49 on the U.S. R&B chart and #88 on the U.S. pop chart [10] - in June 1968, "Slip Away" would "breakout" as a "flip hit" in Cincinnati, [9] becoming Carter's first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for the ...
In 1968, Staton was introduced to Rick Hall by Clarence Carter and launched her solo career as a Southern soul stylist, [8] garnering 16 R&B hits for Rick Hall's FAME Studios and gaining the title of "First Lady of Southern Soul" for her Grammy-nominated R&B renditions of the songs "Stand by Your Man" and "In the Ghetto". [9]
Seventeen different songs have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024 so far. Kendrick Lamar has three hits on the list, the most of any artist. "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey has had ...
"Strokin'" is a song written and performed by Clarence Carter, featured on the 1986 album "Dr. C.C." [1] It remained on the New Zealand music charts for 46 weeks and reached #2 in the 1990 Year-end chart.
The Clarence Carter version was recorded by the Soul Survivors with Duane Allman providing the session guitar work in 1969. The song was also later recorded by Diana Ross, and included on some versions of her 1987 album Red Hot Rhythm & Blues. A cover recorded by Mersh Bros. Band is featured during credits of the 1996 comedy film Carpool. [12]