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In
1974, 1 signed with ABC Records and had three
albums with them; the most notable one being,
"Loneliness and Temptation" which featured
the hit song. "I Got Caught Making Love".
After 1975, the music field was not so kind to
me. The disco era came along and damn near sent
me to bankruptcy. I was able to hang by doing
performances in night clubs for what I could collect
off the doors. I however was determined to stay
in the music business so I sent tapes to record
company after record company only to be told that
my kind of music was no longer desired and they
were sorry. "We will have to pass on your
tapes.
Just about the time I was about ready to give
up, I happened to go to Los Angles and played
a tape for Curtis Shaw, a well known attorney
in the music business, and he contacted the president
of Venture Records. They liistened and decided
to release the album and to top it all off, they
were willing to advance me some front money.
In
1981, 1 was chosen the "Come Back Artist
of the Year" and I received that award. I
could hardly believe my luck, for now I not only
had music that people liked and danced too, but
I also was being interviewed by leading magazines
like Jet magazine. The record that made all this
possible was "Working on A Love Building"
from the
album "Let's Burn".
I only recorded two albums for Venture Records;
the secoiid album named "Mr. Clarence Carter
in person". It did not do so well. There
is no telling what we, meaning Venture Records
and I may have done together but they went out
of business.
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It
was back to the drawing board again to find a record
deal; however, this time I was in a better position
to deal because I now had my own recording studio
and I could record my own songs. In 1984, I released
an album on "Big C Records" called "Singing
for My Supper' which featured the hit records "Love
Me with a Feeling" and "It Ain't What
You Do, It's How You Do It'.
It always seems as if you are able to find things
when you look for them hard enough. I am thinking
about the way I came in contact with John Abbey.
Rodger Redding, my booking agent, suggested 1 go
talk to John about a record distribution deal with
a major company. During the conversation, John said,
he was forming a record company and if I were interested,
I could be his first artist. That's how I came to
sign with Ichiban Records in Kennesaw Georgia in
1985.
Since then, I have had six albums with them; the
most popular one is Dr. C.C. which has the hit song
"Stroking". Other notable songs with this
label are: "Grandpa Can't Fly His Kite",
"Kiss You All Over", and "Gee Spot".
As of this writing, I am about to release my latest
album "Live With The Dr." It will be on
Peachtown Records, a new company.
I have done a lot of traveling,singing and playing
in many countries. To name a few: England, France,
Italy, Guyana, South Africa, Japan, The Virgin Islands
and Canada. During my career, I have been awarded
five gold records and one platinum album. That is
why I say, I have been blessed and well rewarded
and I owe it all to my fans. THANK YOU ALL!!! |
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