Clarence Carter--Patches (1970)

     Clarence Carter has been recording and touring since the mid-60's, but his most notable successes were from between 1967 and 1973.
      He was born in Montgomery Alabama, and went to the Alabama School for the Blind, then later Alabama State College where he received a degree in music in 1960. He began his career as a singer in 1962, and first achieved chart success in 1967, but his first hit was a year later, with "Slip Away", which began a string of hits.
      The song, "Patches" had already been recorded by "Chairman of the Board", but Carter's version reached #4 on the pop charts and won a Grammy for Best R&B song in 1971. He still continues to record and tour. You can find a lot more about him at:  http://www.clarencecarter.net/index.shtml