William DeVaughn
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947-11-28
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William DeVaughn (b 1948, Washington D.C.) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known for the hit song "Be Thankful for What You Got". DeVaughn was a salaried government employee as a drafting technician (according to Casey Kasem,[citation needed] he designed sewers), part-time singer, and member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.[citation needed] He wrote "A Cadillac Don`t Come Easy" eventually re-written to become "Be Thankful for What You Got " in 1972 <a href="https://www.last.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1947-11-28
- start of work period
- 1972-00-00
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Article · Deutsch
William DeVaughn (* 28. November 1947 in Washington, D.C.) ist ein US-amerikanischer Sänger, Songwriter und Gitarrist, der in seinem Stil stark an Curtis Mayfield erinnert. Berühmt wurde er durch seinen Hit Be Thankful For What You Got (Diamond In The Back).
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