Artist

Carl Douglas

Kingston, Jamaica · b. 1942

Carl Douglas is a musician from Kingston, Jamaica, active since 1942. Their discography on Gatefold includes 4 records. They also recorded with Gonzalez.

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1942

Since

2 projects · 24 records in Gatefold collections

Biography

Jamaican disco vocalist born 10 May 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up both in Jamaica and California. Douglas eventually moved to England to study sound engineering. He released some singles in the 1960's some as a solo artist and as part of the group Carl Douglas And The Big Stampede. He had a chart entry in the 1960's with "Crazy Feeling".
He worked with producer Biddu on the film soundtrack "Embassy" in 1972. His big hit was the 1974 novelty "Kung Fu Fighting", again produced by Biddu. He followed up with a similar title in 1974, "Dance The Kung Fu" which was also a hit. He had another hit with "Run Back" which was released in 1977.

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