Carla Thomas

Born: Dec 21, 1942 in Memphis, TN

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Genre: R&B

Biography: In the glorious decade and a half of sound that was Stax in the '60s and early '70s, Carla Thomas was the Queen of Memphis Soul. She was born in Memphis in 1942, and 18 years later she recorded a duet with her father Rufus Thomas, giving the fledgling Satellite label its first taste of success with the ...Read full biography

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The Queen Alone

Released: 1969

Label: Atlantic & Atco Remasters

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Carla Thomas was more than deserving of her title "The Queen of Memphis Soul," but she was hardly oblivious to the sleeker, more pop-influenced sweet soul and uptown soul coming out of Detroit, Philadelphia ...Read full review

King & Queen

Released: 1967

Label: Atlantic Records

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Otis Redding never recorded a lighter, more purely entertaining record than King & Queen, a collection of duets with Stax labelmate Carla Thomas. In all likelihood inspired by a series of popular duets ...Read full review

More Carla Thomas albums: Main Albums (10), Compilations (14), Singles & EPs (3)

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