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Ronnie Dyson

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Also known as Ronald Dyson

American singer and actor (1950-1990)

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Ronnie Dyson (Ronald Dyson, June 5, 1950 — November 10, 1990) was an American singer and actor. Born in Washington, D.C., Dyson grew up in Brooklyn, New York where he sang in church choirs. At just 18 years of age, he won a lead part in the Broadway production of Hair, debuting in New York in 1968. Dyson became an iconic voice of the 1960s with the lead vocal in the show's anthem of the hippie era, "Aquarius". It is Dyson's voice leading off the song and opening the show with the famous lyric "

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
Columbia Records
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date of birth
1950-06-05
date of death
1990-11-11
cause of death
heart failure
Commons category
Ronnie Dyson
start of work period
1968-00-00
writing language
English language
manner of death
natural causes
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