Clarence Carter, the Grammy-nominated blues and soul singer known for the raunchy hit 'Strokin',' which was featured in Eddie Murphy's "The Nutty Professor," has died. He was 90.

The blind Southern soul star was renowned for being as bawdy as he was poignant on songs like "Slip Away" and "Too Weak to Fight" ...

Clarence Carter — the Southern soul pioneer behind hits like “Patches” and “Strokin’” — has died. He was 90. The legendary singer and producer died Wednesday night in hospice near Atlanta, Georgia, ...

Clarence Carter, who has died aged 90, was an American blues and soul singer best remembered in the UK for his sentimental hit Patches, which reached No 2 in 1970.

Renowned soul musician Clarence Carter was the mastermind behind hits like "Patches," "Slip Away" and "Strokin.'" ...

Blind from the age of 1, Carter's envelope-pushing music won a Grammy and later found new life in Eddie Murphy's remake of ...

Clarence Carter, the blind blues and soul singer-songwriter responsible for ‘70s hits, has died at the age of 90. Carter, whose raspy, emotional vocals powered hits like the Grammy-winning “Patches” ...

Singer-songwriter, and former husband of Candi Staton, was blind from birth and had further hits including Slip Away and Back Door Santa ...

He died today, with a spokesperson for his ex-wife telling Rolling Stone magazine about his illnesses. Clarence was born in Alabama and dominated the R&B charts during the height of his career. The ...

In the mid-1960s, Clarence & Calvin started recording with producer Rick Hall at the renowned FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After Scott was injured in a car accident, Carter launched a solo ...

Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer/songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the sentimental "Patches" and the salacious "Strokin,'" has died at age 90.