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TC Carson Releases Musical Dedication to Al Jarreau and Bill Withers at 52nd NAACP Image Awards 

(ATLANTA, GA) March 25, 2021 — During a weeklong celebration of black excellence in arts and  entertainment from the 52nd NAACP Image Awards where winners have included Pres. Barack Obama, Marsai Martin, Jamie Foxx, Trevor Noah, Steve Harvey and more, actor, jazz vocalist and 2x Image Award nominee TC Carson debuted a musical tribute to the late musical legends Al Jarreau and Bill Withers during this week’s Virtual Experience hosted by the award show.


In this awesome musical mashup Carson opens with the Jarreau classic “You Don’t See Me” with an a cappella scat truly signature to the stylings of both Jarreau and Carson. He then transitions, still with an up tempo beat, to the classic Withers song, “Ain’t No Sunshine” while undergirded by a jazzy African beat that reimagines the classic we’ve always loved in a way that only TC Carson can recreate.


“I didn’t get the opportunity to perform these songs for them before they passed as I had hoped…” Carson says when speaking of his inspiration behind this medley. “However I felt that the NAACP Image Awards was the perfect platforms to honor these legends that have meant so much to me and the black community.”

This performance was also the perfect supporting act for Carson as he, along with his longtime friend and former co-star on the 90s hit sitcom Living Single, Erika Alexander, were among the few to be the first presenters announcing the show’s initial nominees.

“This show is for us…” Carson says when speaking of the NAACP Image Awards. “We don’t have to wait for other people to celebrate us…here, we celebrate us.”

TC Carson is a jazz vocalist, voiceover artist and actor who is best known for his portrayal of the debonair Kyle Barker on the hit sitcom Living Single. TC’s 5-year stint on the show earned him two NAACP Image award nominations for “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series”. No stranger to the big screen, some of his movie credits include the military thriller U-571, Final Destination 2, Living Large and Gang Related. 
In 2017 Carson fans were ecstatic to see him return to television in a reoccurring role in the OWN Network’s hit series Greenleaf. Immediately following, fans were also able to see him even more as he made appearances on CW’s Black Lightening, Star on FOX, ABC’s Nashville and BET’s The Quad. In 2018, he also made a cameo appearance in the box office feature film Uncle Drew and was seen in TV One’s original movie Coins for Christmas. In 2019, he was also both the lead in an independent film, Bricked, and was a regular role in Bounce’s comedy series, Last Call. 

Above all, Carson’s number one passion remains to be his music. He has released two independent solo albums: Live In Beverly Hills and Truth, along with his one of a kind rendition of the jazz standard “My Funny Valentine.” All are available now on iTunes, Amazon MP3 and Spotify. 

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