Clarence Carter, the Grammy-nominated blues and soul singer known for the raunchy hit 'Strokin',' which was featured in Eddie Murphy's "The Nutty Professor," has died. He was 90.

Clarence Carter, who has died aged 90, was an American blues and soul singer best remembered in the UK for his sentimental hit Patches, which reached No 2 in 1970.

(Gray News) – Southern soul singer Clarence Carter died Thursday, according to several reports. He was 90. His death was confirmed to The Rolling Stone and The New York Times by Rodney Hall, the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the sentimental “Patches” and the salacious “Strokin,’” has died ...