Clarence Carter

The music of soul singer Clarence Carter exemplified the gritty, earthy sound of Muscle Shoals R&B, fusing the devastating poignancy of the blues with a wicked, lascivious wit to create deeply soulful music rooted in the American South. Carter scored early hits in the 1960s as a powerhouse soul man, while he explored more blues-oriented sounds in the 1980s, while also earning a following for playful, suggestive numbers like his 1986 jukebox hit "Strokin'." 1992's Snatching It Back collected his early hits for Atlantic Records, 1985's Messin' With My Mind began his long and suc...