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Carla Thomas: Gee Whiz
by C. Andrew Hovan
While the current teen set may be too busy choosing their next American Idol live on television or too young to care that every generation has its own iconic favorites, those with a few more years under their belts will likely remember a 16-year-old Lesley Gore singing “I’ll Cry If I Want To” to scores of bobby soxers in 1963. A few years earlier, Carla Thomas would have her own hit record while just barely out of high school and ...
read moreCarla Thomas Unreleased Live Album to be Issued on Stax
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All About Jazz
DC four-nighter captured the singer's roots as well as an unseen jazz side. Donny Hathaway led the band and Rufus Thomas provided three songs.
In 1967, Carla Thomas was the undisputed queen of soul. Her hit B-A-B-Y" had hit No. 3 on Billboard's R&B charts, with her duet with Otis Redding, Tramp," climbing to No. 2. As part of the Stax/Volt Revue tour of Europe, she had reached a whole new international audience. So when she played what she considered ...
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Carla Thomas Reissued on Reactivated Stax Label
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conqueroo
CARLA THOMAS' THE QUEEN ALONE REISSUED IN DELUXE EXPANDED EDITION ON STAX RECORDS
Queen of Memphis Soul looked to soul stylings of Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia on this 1969 album, which is reissued with four previously unreleased tracks
MEMPHIS, TN -- Carla Thomas became famous thanks to several great singles on Stax Records: Gee Whiz," B-A-B-Y," Let Me Be Good To You" and a duet with Otis Redding, Tramp." In 1969, she recorded The Queen Alone, produced by Stax co-founder ...
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