Carla Thomas

Carla Thomas
Born: Dec 21, 1942 in Memphis, TN
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Genre: R&B
Styles: Pop-Soul, Southern Soul, Deep Soul, Memphis Soul, Soul, Early 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
The Queen Alone
Released: 1969
Label: Sundazed
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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
Carla
Released: 1966
Label: Sundazed
Critics' Rating:
Paired with Stax writing whiz-kids Isaac Hayes and David Porter, Thomas had her greatest chart run, beginning with the hit "B-A-B-Y" and continuing with "Let Me Be Good to You." Both of those appear here, ...Read full review
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