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Carla Thomas

Background information
Born December 21, 1942 (1942-12-21) (age 65) in Memphis, TN, U.S.
Genre(s) Memphis soul
Southern soul
Soul
Occupation(s) Vocalist
Instrument(s) Vocals
Label(s) Stax
Associated acts Rufus Thomas, Otis Redding

Carla Thomas (born December 21, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee) is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Memphis soul is stylish funky, uptown Soul music that is not as hard edged as Southern soul. Southern soul is a type of Soul music that emerged from the Southern United States. Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. Rufus Thomas Jr ( March 26 1917 – December 15 2001) was a Rhythm and blues, Funk and soul singer and Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Memphis soul is stylish funky, uptown Soul music that is not as hard edged as Southern soul.

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Career

At the age of 17, she recorded a duet with her father Rufus Thomas, "Because I Love You," which became a Southern hit and gave the Satellite record label (later Stax Records) its first real success. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Rufus Thomas Jr ( March 26 1917 – December 15 2001) was a Rhythm and blues, Funk and soul singer and In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Stax Records is an American record label founded in 1957 originally based out of Memphis Tennessee. In 1961 she rose to national prominence with "Gee Whiz (Look in His Eyes)," which reached the Top Ten in both the R&B and Pop categories, becoming the first Memphis soul record to have an impact nationwide and insuring the success of the Stax Records label. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. A gramophone

In the next ten years, she had twenty two singles on the national charts, including "I’ll Bring It on Home to You" (an answer to Sam Cooke’s "Bring It on Home to Me"), "Let Me Be Good to You," and Isaac Hayes’ "B-A-B-Y. Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time Sam Cooke ( January 22, 1931 &ndash December 11, 1964) was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and " Bring It On Home to Me " is a 1961 soul song written and recorded by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. Isaac Lee Hayes Jr (August 20 1942 – August 10 2008 was an American Academy Award winning soul and Funk singer-songwriter Musician " She is well-known for her duets with Otis Redding, from the album King & Queen, including the recordings of the Lowell Fulson composition "Tramp" and the Steve Cropper/Eddie Floyd song, "Knock on Wood". Otis Ray Redding Jr ( September 9, 1941 December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer King & Queen, released in 1967 by Stax Records, is a duets album by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas, two of the label's most successful artists Lowell Fulson ( March 31 1921 – March 7 1999 Career According to some sources Fulson was born on a Choctaw reservation Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Eddie Floyd (born Eddie Lee Floyd 25 June 1937 Montgomery Alabama) is a Soul/R&B singer and songwriter best known for his work on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed " Knock on Wood " is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd

In 1993 Carla Thomas received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American Nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of Rhythm and blues Carla Thomas co-starred in the 2003 D.A. Pennebaker directed documentary "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of both the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals. Donn Alan "D A" Pennebaker (born July 15, 1925) is an American Documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Atlantic Record releases

Stax Record releases

External links

See also

Notes

" Knock on Wood " is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Rufus and Carla was the moniker Stax Records used when releasing duets by Rufus Thomas and daughter Carla Thomas.
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