Carl Carlton

Summary

Carl Carlton is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Detroit^[2]. He was born on May 21, 1953^[3]. He died on December 14, 2025^[4]. He worked as a singer-songwriter^[5], musician^[6], and actor^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month, #6,980 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Carl Carlton was born in Detroit^[2].
• Carl Carlton was born on May 21, 1953^[3].
• Carl Carlton was born on January 1, 1953^[9].
• Carl Carlton died on December 14, 2025^[4].
• Carl Carlton held citizenship in United States^[10].
• English was Carl Carlton's native language^[11].
• Carl Carlton's professions included singer-songwriter^[5].
• Carl Carlton worked as a musician^[6].
• Carl Carlton's professions included actor^[7].
• Carl Carlton is recorded as male^[12].
• Carl Carlton's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Carl Carlton's genre is pop music^[14].
• Carl Carlton's genre is soul^[15].
• Carl Carlton's genre is funk^[16].
• Carl Carlton's genre is rhythm and blues^[17].
• Carl Carlton's record label is recorded as ABC Records^[18].
• Carl Carlton's Commons category is recorded as Carl Carlton (American vocalist)^[19].
• The cause of death was stroke^[20].
• Carl Carlton's family name is recorded as Carlton^[21].
• Carl Carlton's given name is recorded as Carl^[22].
• Carl Carlton's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[23].
• Carl Carlton's nominated for is recorded as Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance^[24].
• Carl Carlton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Carl Carlton's different from is recorded as Carl Carlton^[26].
• Carl Carlton's start of work period is recorded as 1968^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-05-21^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-12-14^[31]

• Genre(s): funk, pop, r&b, soul^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, funk, pop, r&b, rhythm and blues, soul^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 48b66d59-647d-42a9-b7a5-55abd5fca7ae^[34]

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Origins and Family

Carl Carlton was born in Detroit^[2]. Recorded date of birth include May 21, 1953^[3] and January 1, 1953^[9]. English was his native language^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer-songwriter^[5], musician^[6], and actor^[7].

Death and Burial

Carl Carlton died on December 14, 2025^[4]. The cause of death was stroke^[20].

Why It Matters

Carl Carlton ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month, #6,980 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

FAQs

Where was Carl Carlton born?

Born in Detroit^[2], Carl Carlton…

What did Carl Carlton do for work?

Carl Carlton worked as singer-songwriter^[5], musician^[6], and actor^[7].