Carla Thomas
Carla Thomas
Top Songs
| 1 | Gee Whiz, Look at His Eyes | ||
| 2 | B-A-B-Y | ||
| 3 | A Woman's Love | ||
| 4 | Gee Whiz | ||
| 5 | Something Good (Is Going to Happen to You) |
Albums
Sep 2023 • 1 song
Aug 2022 • 6 songs
Sep 2020 • 9 songs
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Popular On
- Jacksonville's R&B & Throwbacks!
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Chicago's R&B and Throwbacks
About
Biography
In the glorious decade and a half of sound that was Stax in the '60s and early '70s, Carla Thomas was the Queen of Memphis Soul. She was born in Memphis in 1942, and 18 years later she recorded a duet with her father Rufus Thomas, giving the fledgling Satellite label its first taste of success with the regional hit "Cause I Love You." As her 18th birthday drew nigh, she cut her first solo single, the teen ballad "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)." Written a few years earlier and rejected by Vee-Jay in Chicago, it gave Satellite its first national hit, breaking the Top Ten mark on b...