James Carr has been played on NTS in shows including The Guardian Radio Hour, featured first on 29 January 2016. Songs played include The Dark End Of The Street, Let It Happen and You've Got My Mind Messed Up.

James Carr (June 13, 1942 - January 7, 2001) came to prominence as a Soul singer during the mid-1960s. He has often been recognized as one of that era's greatest vocalists, placing him alongside an elite list that includes Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding. Born in Coahoma County, Mississippi in 1942, Carr's family had moved to Memphis when he was still a young child. …