Carl Douglas

Carl Douglas

Carlton George Douglas (born Oct 10th 1942) is a Jamaican-born, UK-resident singer. He is most famous for his song "Kung Fu Fighting", which hit number one on both the US Billboard Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1974. In the wake of his #1, Douglas released other hit tracks including "Dance The Kung Fu" and "Run Back", but the fame of his homage to martial arts films overshadowed the rest of the singer's career. Kung Fu Fighting has been the subject of numerous remixes,and Carl has made appearances on cover versions of the song. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

29/08/1974
Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance

LAST

15/12/1977
Run Back
Mimed Studio Performance

TOTAL
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10

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Mimed Performances

9

Repeat Performances

1

Live Performances

0

Satellite Performances

0

Music Videos

0

Linked Performances

0

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
15/12/1977 Run Back
Mimed Studio Performance
01/12/1977 Run Back
Mimed Studio Performance
17/07/1975 Love, Peace And Happiness
Mimed Studio Performance
Christmas 1974 - Part 2 Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance
21/11/1974 Dance The Kung Fu
Mimed Studio Performance
04/10/1974 Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance
27/09/1974 Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance
20/09/1974 Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance
05/09/1974 Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance
29/08/1974 Kung Fu Fighting
Mimed Studio Performance

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