Johnny Preston
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Johnny Preston (born John Preston Courville on August 18, 1939, Port Arthur, Texas, USA - died March 4, 2011, Beaumont, Texas) was an American singer. He's best known for his international number one hit in 1960, "Running Bear". Of Cajun ancestry, Preston sang in high school choral contests throughout the state of Texas. He formed a rock and roll band called 'The Shades', before recording his No. 1 hit single "Running Bear." The song was written in 1958 by J. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johnny
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Port Arthur
- Place of death
- Beaumont
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- pop rock
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Image
- Johnny Preston 1960.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1939-08-18
- date of death
- 2011-03-04
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1959-00-00
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