Clarence Carter, the influential blues and soul singer known for a career that ranged from heartfelt ballads to provocative hits, has died at 90.

NEW YORK — Clarence Carter, a blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with a raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the sentimental “Patches” and the salacious “Strokin,’” has died at age 9...

Carter continued to write, record, and release music, as well as tour, into his 80s.