Trivia

Blind R&B singer, best known for his 1970 hit "Patches" and the notorious "Strokin'".

Father of Clarence Carter, Jr.

Attended the Alabama School for the Blind in Talladega.

Studied music at Alabama State College, graduating in 1960.

In 1967 he recorded "Tell Daddy", which reached number 35 on the Billboard R&B chart and inspired Etta James's answer record, "Tell Mama", for which Carter was credited as writer.

Upon graduating from college he linked up with another blind student, Calvin Scott, to form the duo Clarence & Calvin, later known as the C&C Boys. The duo released a handful of singles during the early Sixties, but failed to make any real headway. In 1965, they traveled to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where they cut several songs at Rick Hall's FAME Studios. One, "Step By Step," earned the attention of Jerry Wexler, who released it on the Atlantic imprint, Atco, though it too failed to chart.