Clarence Carter Died the Way He Lived — On His Own Terms. Here's His Full Story

Clarence Carter — blind from birth, raised in Montgomery Alabama, Grammy winner, Southern soul legend — died on May 14th, 2026 at the age of 90. In this video we tell his full story: how he taught himself guitar as a child by listening to records, how he grinded through the early sixties with nothing to show for it, how he exploded onto the charts with Slip Away, Too Weak To Fight, and the Grammy-winning Patches, and how he built a second act with Strokin' — a song radio refused to play that still sold 1.5 million copies. We also talk about the man himself — his philosophy, his humor, his defiance — and why a blind Black kid from Alabama who the world counted out before he could walk ended up being called the Mozart of Southern Music by one of Hollywood's greatest directors. This one deserves to be heard. Rest easy, Clarence.