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Charles Edwin Hatcher (January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003), known by his stage name Edwin Starr, was an American singer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number-one hit "War". Born in Nashville and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he later lived in Detroit while singing for Ric-Tic and Motown Records. He was backed by…
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- The Top Ten Revealed — Self (archive footage)2018
- Disco Explosion - Flash Back — Self2007
- Edwin Starr - Party - Germany2004
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross — Self2001
- Blue Juice — Ossie Sands1995
- John Lennon: A Journey in the Life — Self1985
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
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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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edwin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Nashville
- Place of death
- Beeston
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Instrument
- percussion instrument
- Official website
- www.edwinstarr.info
- Work location
- Tennessee
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1942-01-01
- date of death
- 2003-01-01
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- birth name
- Charles Edwin Hatcher
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- pseudonym
- Edwin Starr
- online catalog URL
- gnudb.org/artists/36-edwin-starr
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Edwin Starr, né Charles Edwin Hatcher le 21 janvier 1942 à Nashville (États-Unis) et mort le 2 avril 2003 à Bramcote (Grande-Bretagne), était un chanteur et compositeur de soul américain de la Motown, célèbre pour plusieurs hits des années 1970, notamment War.
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