{"id":53859,"date":"2025-12-15T17:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/carl-carlton-shes-a-bad-mama-jama-singer-dead-at-72\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T17:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T17:24:08","slug":"carl-carlton-shes-a-bad-mama-jama-singer-dead-at-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/carl-carlton-shes-a-bad-mama-jama-singer-dead-at-72\/","title":{"rendered":"Carl Carlton, \u2018She\u2019s a Bad Mama Jama\u2019 Singer, Dead at 72"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tCarl Carlton<\/a>, the funk, soul, and R&B singer known for hit songs \u201cShe\u2019s a Bad Mama Jama (She\u2019s Built, She\u2019s Stacked)\u201d and \u201cEverlasting Love,\u201d has died. He was 72. <\/p>\n

\n\tCarlton\u2019s son, Carlton Hudgens II, confirmed the death on Sunday. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRIP Dad, Legend Carl Carlton singer of She\u2019s a Bad Mama Jama. Long hard fight in life and you will be missed,\u201d Carlton Hudgens II said<\/a> in a statement, which included a photo of Carlton, on social media.<\/p>\n

\n\tA cause of death was not disclosed. The singer suffered a stroke in 2019, according to Soultracks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tBorn Carlton Hudgens in Detroit in 1953, he first performed under the name \u201cLittle Carl\u201d Carlton, later changing his moniker to Carl Carlton. He made some waves locally and later moved to Houston after he was signed to the Houston-based label Back Beat Records.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 1971, his song \u201cI Can Feel It\u201d reached the Billboard Soul Singles chart, but his major success came with his cover of Robert Knight\u2019s \u201cEverlasting Love.\u201d The song peaked at Number Six on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 and spent 15 weeks on the chart.<\/p>\n

\n\tA decade after he first entered the charts, he scored his most enduring hit with 1981\u2019s \u201cShe\u2019s a Bad Mamma Jamma (She\u2019s Built, She\u2019s Stacked),\u201d which reached Number Two on the soul chart and spent 21 weeks on American charts, reaching 22 on the Hot 100 after it was released. The Grammy-nominated song continues to resonate nearly four decades later, hitting Number Seven on Billboard\u2019s R&B Digital Song sales chart earlier this year. Appearing on his eponymous 1981 album, the funky lead single helped propel the album to gold certification.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song has been sampled by multiple artists \u2014 including on Foxy Brown\u2019s \u201cBig Bad Mamma\u201d featuring Dru Hill, Flo Milli\u2019s \u201cBGC,\u201d and BigXthaPlug, Ro$ama, and Young Hood\u2019s Meet the 6ixers. It gained further popularity in subsequent decades after being featured on soundtracks for films including Miss Congeniality 2<\/em> and Fat Albert<\/em>, as well as on television shows such as Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tHe performed through the decades and made television appearances, including on\u00a0American Bandstand\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Soul Train<\/em>. In 2003, he was included in the Barry Glazer-directed television special, American Soundtrack: Rhythm, Love, and Soul, featuring Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls, Mary Wilson, and other music luminaries. Carlton\u2019s most recent release was the 2010 gospel album, God Is Good<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith heavy hearts, we mourn the passing of the legendary Carl Carlton,\u201d Con Funk Shun wrote<\/a> in a tribute to Carlton. \u201cHis voice, talent, and contributions to soul and R&B music will forever be a part of our lives and the soundtrack of so many memories. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and fans around the world. Rest in power, Carl. Your legacy lives on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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