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Clarence Carter

Blind since birth, Clarence Carter achieved success in the 1960s with a driving rhythm and blues sound and clever lyrics. He has had top ten hits with several singles including the Grammy Award-nominated 'Patches' in 1970 and 'I'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart' in 1969 and a raft of albums from 'This Is Clarence Carter' in 1968 to 'Dance to the Blues' in 2015. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in music from Alabama State College having attended the Alabama School for the Blind in Talladega in his home State. He performed with fellow blind student Calvin Scott as ...