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Lee Dorsey
Sign in to saveAlso known as Irving Lee Dorsey, Irvin Lee Dorsey
American pop/R&B singer (1924–1986)
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Vinony's link graph records 164 inbound references to Lee Dorsey, and connects out to UK Singles Chart, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and World War II.
It is catalogued under topics including 1924 births, 1986 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 16
Top works
- The Triangulum Galaxy
- Marriages
- Mercenaries of Panama, Book Two
- Wormhole
- Mercenaries 1
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 264,783
- Total plays
- 1,728,335
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Lee Dorsey (December 24, 1924 – December 2, 1986) was an American rhythm & blues singer. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint with instrumental backing provided by the Meters. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dorsey was a childhood friend of Fats Domino before moving to Portland, Oregon when he was ten years old. He served in the United States Navy in World War II and then began a career in prizefighting. <a
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1924–1986
- Nationality
- US, USA
- Role / Field
- Zpevaci, Wokalisci, Singers, Sanger, Rhythm and blues musicians, Zpev
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 16 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Bell Records
- Image
- Dorsey.tif
- Voice type
- baritone
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1926-12-24
- date of death
- 1986-12-01
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- name in native language
- Lee Dorsey
- birth name
- Irving Lee Dorsey
- manner of death
- natural causes
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