Clarence Carter, US soul star who had hits with Patches and more, dies aged 90

Clarence Carter, the US soul singer who had numerous hits including the transatlantic 1970 smash Patches, has died aged 90. His management company confirmed his death to the Guardian, saying he died on Wednesday following complications with pneumonia. Carter was born in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1936, and was blind from birth. His music career began with the duo Clarence & Calvin, later the C & C Boys, who recorded a number of singles during the early 1960s. …