{"id":441679,"date":"2026-05-14T17:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/441679\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T17:13:11","slug":"clarence-carter-death-strokin-singer-dies-at-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/441679\/","title":{"rendered":"Clarence Carter death: \u2018Strokin\u2019 singer dies at 90"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clarence Carter \u2014 the Southern soul pioneer behind hits like \u201cPatches\u201d and \u201cStrokin\u2019\u201d \u2014 has died. He was 90.<\/p>\n

The legendary singer and producer died Thursday, according to Rolling Stone<\/a>. A spokesperson for Candi Staton, Carter\u2019s ex-wife, told the outlet that the singer was recently diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer and became sick with pneumonia and sepsis before his death.<\/p>\n

Representatives for Carter did not immediately return The Independent\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

Carter, who was born blind in Montgomery, Alabama, dominated the R&B charts during the lates-sixties and seventies after he first rose to fame as a solo artist with his 1968 cheating ballad \u201cSlip Away.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a songwriter, Carter was known for his range from emotional sagas to bawdy bangers. <\/p>\n

\"SoulSoul singer Clarence Carter has died aged 90 (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

In the same year as \u201cSlip Away,\u201d Carter released the raunchy Christmas song \u201cBack Door Santa,\u201d which was a popular on holiday radio stations.<\/p>\n

Frathouse favorite \u201cStrokin\u2019\u201d \u2014 also released that year \u2014 went on to become a cult classic for its sexually graphic chorus, and was even featured in Eddie Murphy\u2019s The Nutty Professor decades later.<\/p>\n

But while he established his penchant for raunchy lyrics and sense of humor, Carter showed his softer side by releasing \u201cPatches\u201d in 1970 \u2014 an emotional ballad about growing up in Alabama poverty. The song won the Grammy that year for Best R&B song.<\/p>\n

More of Carter\u2019s hits include \u201cSnatching it Back,\u201d \u201cThe Feeling is Right, \u201cLooking for a Fox,\u201d \u201cDoin\u2019 Our Thing,\u201d and the Gold-certified \u201cToo Weak to Fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1970, Carter married Staton, who sang backup for him before releasing her own hit \u201cYoung Hearts Run Free.\u201d <\/p>\n

They had a son together, Clarence Carter Jr., before divorcing in 1973. Carter is survived by Clarence Carter Jr., and his second son Herbert Deon Wilkerson.<\/p>\n

Carter\u2019s last album, Mr. Old School, was released in January 2020 on his own label called Cee Gee Entertainment. His final song, \u201cDanger Point\u201d was released in 2024.<\/p>\n

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