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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1904-11-21
- Active to
- 1969-05-19
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Carlton "King" Coleman (born January 20, 1932) is an American rhythm and blues singer and musician known for providing vocals for the 1959 hit "(Do The) Mashed Potatoes", recorded with James Brown's band. Over the course of his singing career, Coleman released numerous singles that have been re-released on compilations as well as the 2003 retrospective It's Dance Time released by Norton Records. He has performed on stage as recently as 2005 on a tour of the U.S. East Coast. <a href="https://www.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Coleman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Tampa
- Place of death
- Miami
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
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- date of death
- 2010-09-11
- date of birth
- 1932-01-20
- pseudonym
- King Carlton
- birth name
- Carlton Coleman
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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