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William Vaughan

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Also known as Vaughan, William, 1814-1902, William Joseph Vaughan

British Roman Catholic bishop

Person · Open Library

Works
45

Top works

  • Europäische Kunst im 19. Jahrhundert
  • Heart Reveals - the Non Illustrated Version
  • How to Dig Holes Profitably the Lion the Devil and the Man
  • SAMUEL PALMER, 1805-1881: VISION AND LANDSCAPE; ED. BY WILLIAM VAUGHAN
  • The Black Legion

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1924-03-27
Active to
1990-04-03
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294,820
Total plays
1,497,134

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
William
Family name
Vaughan
Gender
male
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Plymouth
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Languages spoken
Latin
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writing language
English language
date of birth
1814-02-14
date of death
1902-10-25
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