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Also known as John Stephen Parr

British musician

Person · Open Library

Works
27

Top works

  • How i cured my doudenal ulcer
  • Say Uncle
  • Introduction to Guidelines
  • Guidelines May - August 2001
  • Guidelines January - April 2001

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1952-11-18
adult contemporaryclassicalcontemporary pop/rocknoveltypoprock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
277,519
Total plays
1,933,662

Tags

rock80sclassic rockbritishpop

John Parr (born November 18, 1954, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is a British rock musician who had considerable success in the 80s, having two chart topping hits in the United States. His 'signature song', "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", reached the top 40 in over six different nations and continues to be played worldwide, particularly in support of disabled athletes (the song being written on behalf of Canadian wheelchair athlete Rick Hansen, the 'man in motion'). <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
John
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Worksop
Occupation
guitarist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Atlantic Records
Official website
www.johnparr.net
Image
John Parr 2011 Acoustic Festival of Great Britain.jpg
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date of birth
1952-11-18
name in native language
John Parr
different from
John Parr
start of work period
1964-00-00
Commons category
John Parr (musician)
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