Clarence Carter, sångaren bakom ”Strokin'”, har avlidit vid 90 års ålder

Clarence Carter, den blinda soul- och bluesmusikern från södern, känd för hits som ”Patches” och ”Strokin'”, har avlidit vid 90 års ålder. Han gick bort i onsdags av naturliga orsaker.

Carter föddes den 14 januari 1936 i Montgomery, Alabama, och förlorade synen som barn. Han lärde sig själv att spela gitarr och studerade musik vid Alabama State College innan han inledde en karriär som bland annat innefattade inspelningar i Fame Studios i Muscle Shoals, Alabama, tillsammans med artister som Duane Allman och Wilson Pickett. Hans singel ”Patches” från 1970 nådde fjärde plats på Billboard Hot 100, medan låten ”Strokin'” från 1986 blev en stapelvara på nattklubbar trots begränsad speltid i radio, och senare förekom i filmer som nyinspelningen av The Nutty Professor från 1996 samt Killer Joe.

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