Edwin Starr

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human recording artist rhythm and blues singer soul singer

Edwin Starr was an American soul and R&B singer best known for his powerful 1970 anti-war hit song "War."

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Edwin Starr canonical 4

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
rhythm and blues singer ⓘ
soul singer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2003 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960 ⓘ
associatedAct Norman Whitfield ⓘ
The Temptations ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance ⓘ
surface form: Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male
birthName Charles Edwin Hatcher ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
chartAchievement "War" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1970 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-01-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2003-04-02 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African American
genre funk ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul music ⓘ
instrument vocals ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
lyricTheme protest music ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
musicMovement Motown ⓘ
surface form: Motown sound
name Edwin Starr self-link ⓘ
notableFor 1970 anti-war hit song "War" ⓘ
notableSingle Agent Double-O-Soul ⓘ
Stop the War Now ⓘ
Twenty-Five Miles ⓘ
War ⓘ
notableWork Agent Double-O-Soul ⓘ
Stop the War Now ⓘ
Twenty-Five Miles ⓘ
War ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America ⓘ
surface form: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
placeOfDeath Beeston ⓘ
surface form: Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
recordLabel Gordy Records ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
Ric-Tic Records ⓘ
residence United Kingdom ⓘ
songSubject anti-war themes ⓘ
stageName Edwin Starr self-link ⓘ
vocalStyle powerful ⓘ

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Inglewood Park Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Edwin Starr ⓘ
Norman Whitfield → associatedAct → Edwin Starr ⓘ
Edwin Starr → name → Edwin Starr self-link ⓘ
Edwin Starr → stageName → Edwin Starr self-link ⓘ