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Born: June 13, 1942 in Coahoma, MS
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's
Died: January 07, 2001 in Memphis, TN
Genre: R&B

Biography:
One of the greatest pure vocalists that deep Southern soul ever produced, James Carr is often mentioned in the same breath as Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, and Aretha Franklin in terms of the wrenching emotional power in his delivery. Or at least he is ...More >>

Discography: 1968 Man Needs a Woman More >>

Similar Artists: Booker T. & the MG's Sam & Dave O.V. Wright Solomon Burke Wilson Pickett More >>

Influenced By: Sam Cooke Otis Redding James Brown The Dixie Hummingbirds Arthur Alexander More >> Followers: Clarence Carter The Blues Brothers Darrell Nulisch Gram Parsons Luther Ingram More >>

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