ABOUT
James Carr (June 13, 1942 - January 7, 2001) was a highly acclaimed R&B/soul singer from Coahoma, Mississippi widely regarded as one of the greatest pure vocalists that deep Southern soul ever produced
who became famous during the late 1960s. His best known songs include "You've Got My Mind Messed Up" (1966), "Pouring Water On A Drowning Man" (1966), and the original version of the Dan Penn/Chips Moman-penned "The Dark End Of The Street" (1967), an anguished ballad about adulterous love.
LINKS
- Rolling Stone remembers James Carr.
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SONGS
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James Carr
- The Dark End Of The Street 1967
- I'm A Fool For You 1967
- Let It Happen 1967
- Love Attack 1966
- A Man Needs A Woman 1968
- Pouring Water On A Drowning Man 1966
- You've Got My Mind Messed Up 1966
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