Soul Legend Clarence Carter
Dead at 90
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Clarence Carter — the legendary blind soul singer behind countless R&B classics — has died at 90.
Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Alabama, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone … after Hall spoke with the family of singer Candi Staton, Carter’s ex-wife, who said the icon passed away Thursday.
Carter had recently been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer and was also battling pneumonia and sepsis.
The soul legend spent more than six decades in music, becoming known for his unmistakable baritone voice and steady run of R&B hits throughout the late ’60s and ’70s.
Among his biggest tracks were “Strokin’,” “Slip Away,” “Too Weak to Fight” and “Patches” — the latter earning him a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Song in 1971.
Carter was 90.
RIP
