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Carl Carlton, a hitmaking funk and R&B singer from Detroit, has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son Carlton Hudgens II announced his father’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday. “ RIP Dad, Legend Carl ...

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Steve Cropper was never a household name the way Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton are, but he was the guitar hero’s guitar hero. With an instantly identifiable tone, his guitar could sing (the “Play it, ...

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