Shorty Long
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American singer (1940–1969)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940
- Active to
- 1969
Discography
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1) Frederick Earl "Shorty" Long (May 20, 1940 – June 29, 1969) was an African-American soul singer, songwriter, and record producer for Motown's Soul Records imprint. He was a native of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Long came to Motown in 1963 from the Tri-Phi/Harvey label, owned by Berry Gordy, Jr.'s sister, Gwen, and her husband, Harvey Fuqua. His first release, 1964's "Devil With The Blue Dress" was the first recording issued on Motown's Soul label, a subsidiary designed for more blues
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Long
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Birmingham
- Place of death
- Detroit
- Occupation
- record producer
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Motown
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- date of birth
- 1940-05-20
- date of death
- 1969-06-29
- cause of death
- drowning
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