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- 10
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- Sula the Pet Sitter and Bugsy the Pug
- Gayle and Norma Sheffield 50th Anniversary Book
- Mapping Environmental Risk and Energy Communication
- Little Bloomer's Book of Colours and Shapes
- Bicycle road racing
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1685-02-23
- Active to
- 1759-04-14
baroquebritishbritish composerclassicalcomposerenglish
Discography
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Barbara George (August 16, 1942, Smithridge, Louisiana - August 10, 2006, Chauvin, Louisiana) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. Born Barbara Ann Smith, she was raised in New Orleans and began singing in a church choir. She was discovered by singer Jessie Hill, who recommended her to producer Harold Battiste. Her first record on Battiste's AFO (All For One) record label, I Know (You Don't Love Me No More), which she wrote, was issued in late 1961, and both topped the R&B chart and made
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Barbara
- Family name
- George
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- singer
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1942-08-16
- date of death
- 2006-08-10
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
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