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The Great Unknowns No. 9: James Carr, the Memphis Master

Roger St. Pierre, New Musical Express, 13 October 1973

JAMES CARR has never had a hit record in this country and has now disappeared from the scene. Yet at one time he was seriously tipped as a contender for Otis Redding's crown and commanded a dedicated following here among lovers of the Memphis Sound.

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