Blues and R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Clarence William Samuels
Clarence Samuels (1923 - 2002) was born in Baton Rouge, LA where he first sang with his father's group. By the mid 40s he worked with Roy Brown and made his first recordings for Aristocrat (Chicago, Il) in 1947 and 1948. While performing all around the country he made records everywhere : Swingtime/Downbeat (Los Angeles), Freedom (Houston) and DeLuxe (New Orleans) by the fall of th 40s, Bayou Records, Lamp (New York City) Excello (Nashville) and Apt in the 50s. Sharon (New York, 1963) He recorded for small Texan labels, like the Nopal label in 1966, while he was living in Houston. He then stopped recording when he moved to Orlando, Florida where he got involved with booking bands and by 1973 was producing records for Jimmy Liggins' Duplex label. After leaving the music business he moved to Los Angeles again and didn't record new material until 2000.
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Crying Cause I'm Troubled / Charlie Loan Me 50¢ | Clarence Samuels | 1966 | Single |
Without You / We're Going To The Hop | Clarence Samuels | 1959 | Single |
Got No Place To Call My Own | Clarence Samuels | 1956 | Single |
Lost My Head / Low Top Inn | Clarence Samuels | 1950 | Album |
Without You / Maybe This Time | Clarence Samuels / Norma Lewis | Single |