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Edwin Starr

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American singer and songwriter (1942–2003)

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Active from
1942-01-21
Active to
2003-04-02

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Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American soul music singer. Born Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville, Tennessee, Starr is most famous for his Norman Whitfield produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit War. Edwin Starr was born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1942. He and his cousins (soul singers Roger and Willie Hatcher) moved to Cleveland, Ohio where they were raised. In 1957 Starr formed a doo-wop group The Future Tones and began his singing caree

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Official website
www.edwinstarr.info
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date of birth
1942-01-01
date of death
2003-01-01
start of work period
1951-00-00
birth name
Charles Edwin Hatcher
pseudonym
Edwin Starr
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1 object attributed to Edwin Starr, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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