Tuesday, December 16, 2025 12:35AM
American R&B, soul and funk singer-songwriter Carl Carlton has died at the age of 73, his son Carlton Hudgens II announced Sunday on Facebook.
He is best known for his song “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” which was released in 1981.
The song was nominated for a Grammy and has more than 100 million streams on Spotify.
Carlton reportedly had a stroke six years ago.
His cause of death has not been released.
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