Carla Thomas

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human recording artist soul singer

Carla Thomas is an American soul singer, often called the "Queen of Memphis Soul," known for hits like "Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" and her influential recordings with Stax Records.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → recording artist → soul singer →
activeIn	1960s → 1970s →
associatedWith	Booker T. & the M.G.'s → Otis Redding → Stax Records house band →
basedIn	Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
duetPartner	Otis Redding →
familyName	Thomas →
father	Rufus Thomas →
genre	Memphis soul → rhythm and blues → soul music →
givenName	Carla →
influenced	later soul and R&B singers →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
name	Carla Thomas →
nickname	Queen of Memphis Soul →
notableAchievement	pioneering female artist at Stax Records →
notableWork	B-A-B-Y → Carla (album) → Comfort Me (album) → Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) → Gee Whiz (album) → I Like What You’re Doing (To Me) → King & Queen (album with Otis Redding) → Let Me Be Good to You → The Queen Alone (album) → Tramp →
occupation	singer → songwriter →
performerOf	B-A-B-Y → Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) → I Like What You’re Doing (To Me) → Let Me Be Good to You → Tramp →
placeOfBirth	Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED →
recordLabel	Atlantic Records NERFINISHED → Stax Records →
sexOrGender	female →
sibling	Marvell Thomas → Vaneese Thomas →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Otis Redding →	associatedAct
Stax Museum of American Soul Music →	highlightsArtists
Carla Thomas →	name
Stax Records →	notableArtist