Clarence Carter, the southern soul musician who rose to fame in the 1960s, has died at age 90.
The hitmaker behind songs like “Patches” and “Slip Away” passed away at his home in Decatur, Ga., on Wednesday (May 13), per Rolling Stone.
“We are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend Clarence Carter,” Rodney Hall, president of FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala., where Carter recorded, said in a statement shared on Facebook. “Clarence recorded many of his greatest hits at FAME Studios and remained part of the FAME family for more than four decades. He was far more than an artist to us. He was family.”…