Clarence George Carter (born January 14, 1936) is an American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. His most successful records included "Slip Away", "Back Door Santa" (both 1968), "Patches" (1970), and "Strokin'" (1985).
Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind, Alabama State University
Spouse
Candi Staton (m. 1970–1973)
Children
Clarence Carter Jr.
Albums
Testifyin', This Is Clarence Carter
Star Sign
Capricorn
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Fact
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Blind R&B singer, best known for his 1970 hit "Patches" and the notorious "Strokin'".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mafia III
2016
Video Game performer: "Slip Away" - uncredited
Independent Lens
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014
Filth
2013/I
performer: "Back Door Santa" / writer: "Back Door Santa"
Muscle Shoals
2013
Documentary performer: "Slip Away", "Snatching It Back", "Patches" / writer: "Snatching It Back", "Tell Mama", "I'd Rather Be An Old Man's Sweetheart Than A Young Man's Fool" - as Clarence George Carter
Killer Joe
2011
performer: "Strokin'" / writer: "Strokin'"
How I Got Lost
2009
performer: "Patches"
Talk to Me
2007
performer: "Looking for a Fox" / writer: "Looking for a Fox" - as Clarence George Carter
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
How I Met Your Mother
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
Cold Case
2006
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Wire
2006
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Mission: Impossible III
2006
writer: "Back Door Santa" - as Clarence George Carter
My Name Is Earl
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2006 writer - 1 episode, 2006
Grey's Anatomy
2005
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Monster-in-Law
2005
writer: "Tell Mama"
Miss Match
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Festival Express
2003
Documentary writer: "Tell Mama" - as C. Carter
Crossing Jordan
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001
Almost Famous
2000
performer: "Slip Away"
Wonder Boys
2000
performer: "Slip Away"
The Theory of Flight
1998
performer: "Snatchin' It Back" / writer: "Snatchin' It Back"
Another Day in Paradise
1998
performer: "Looking for a Fox", "I Can't See Myself" / writer: "Looking for a Fox", "I Can't See Myself"
Blues Brothers 2000
1998
writer: "Lookin' For A Fox"
Jingle All the Way
1996
performer: "Back Door Santa" / writer: "Back Door Santa"
Breathing Room
1996
performer: "Back Door Santa" / writer: "Back Door Santa"
Carpool
1996
writer: "TELL MAMA"
The Nutty Professor
1996
performer: "Strokin'" / writer: "Strokin'"
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
1995
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Three - Satan Claus II: The Elves of Doom