Roy C (alternatively Roy-C or Roy "C") (born Roy Charles Hammond, 1939), is an American southern soul singer, songwriter and record executive, best known for his 1965 hit, "Shotgun Wedding". Roy C was born in Newington, Georgia. He began singing tenor with The Genies, a vocal group in Long Beach, Long Island, who were offered a recording contract by the record producer, Bob Shad. Their first single, "Who's That Knockin'", reached #72 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958,[1] with Claude Johnson (later of the duo Don and Juan) on lead vocal.

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