# King Coleman

> Carlton "King" Coleman was an American rhythm and blues singer and musician, known for providing the vocals for the 1959 hit single, "(Do The) Mashed Potatoes", recorded with James Brown's band. Over the course of his singing career, Coleman released numerous singles that have been re-released on compilation albums, as well as the 2003 retrospective, It's Dance Time, released by Norton Records. He performed on stage as recently as 2005 on a tour of the U.S. East Coast, backed by the Florida garage band The Creepy T's, headlining the WFMU record fair in New York City.

*American singer-songwriter*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1932-01-20
- **Died:** 2010-09-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 39.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/106729)
- [كينغ كولمان](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [كينج كولمان](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [کینگ کۆڵمان](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF_%DA%A9%DB%86%DA%B5%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86)
- [King Coleman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Coleman)
- [King Coleman](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Coleman)
- [King Coleman](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Coleman)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dffbf08e-1f43-448e-8dee-377d549f1f0d)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6411347)

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