From WBLS
Carl Carlton, a renowned R&B singer, has passed away. He was 72.
According to Soultracks, Carlton’s passing comes after he suffered a serious stroke around six years ago. His friends and family members said, “he courageously battled to both live and thrive.”
Starting his career in the mid-1960s as “Little Carl” Carlton, the Detroit native quickly made a name for himself. He recorded some minor local hits, including “So What” and “Don’t You Need a Boy Like Me” in 1965.
Carlton then signed with BackBeat Records in Houston, Texas. He released his first single on that label, “Competition Ain’t Nothing,” in 1968.
Carlton had a hit on the Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles chart with “I Can Feel It”. It spent three weeks in the chart, peaking at no. 47.
His first major success was with “Everlasting Love” in 1974. It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
After years of battling record labels for royalties, Carlton returned in a big way. “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” released on 20th Century Records, became his signature song. Penned by Leon Haywood, the song became a major hit in 1981, peaking at number 2 on the Soul chart. It went on to earn Carlton a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance.
Throughout the 1980s, Carlton released several more albums. Carlton appeared on the “Rhythm, Love, and Soul” edition of the PBS series American Soundtrack. The live album, released in 2004, included his performance of “Everlasting Love.”He was accompanied by Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, the Three Degrees, Billy Paul, and The Manhattans.
14 comments:
RIP, bruh. I had an auntie in the D who had a crush on him.
I just got put onto him. I love his song "Sexy Lady."
Jerry curl on fleek.
R.I.P. sir v
That was the look to have back in the day. Drip Drip.
Survived by ?
Wife? Kids?
I know these songs and liked them but I never knew who song them
Look up new youngin, Leon Bridges. This is clearly his inspiration.
I’m ms Aries lol
She's a Bad Mama Jama is STILL on my playlist- it is a great song to work out to! RIP Carl Carlton
I only recently found out he sang Everlasting Love
She's a bad Mama Jamma, when that song came on you hit the floor with your best Soul Train dance moves.
You would think that after all these years the Black artist would take a note from the past artist to read your contract or get an attorney to do it for you. Not even a manager is a safe choice to believe they will look out for you. LOLO
@10:06. Thank you for the tip. I love that song and Ima try it on my workout playlist today.
There is NO mention online of anyone who may have loved this Man, was he all alone, no wife, no kids, NO FAMILIY
Where is this mans Family & Estate?
Rest in paradise, sir!
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