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Slippin' Away With Clarence Carter

Joel Selvin, Rolling Stone, 5 August 1971

SAN FRANCISCO – Clarence Carter leaves his Holiday Inn room on the arm of his road manager, who looks familiar. It's Rodgers Redding, and it's a resemblance to his older brother Otis. He leads Carter to the elevator, then out to the cold night air and Clarence's first shot at at the West Coast.

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