Tommy Edwards
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Tommy Edwards was an American pop and R&B singer best known for his 1958 chart-topping hit recording of "It's All in the Game."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tommy Edwards canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | MGM studio orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Evergreen Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cirrhosis of the liver ⓘ |
| chartAchievement | It's All in the Game reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-10-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-10-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| genre |
pop music
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| instrument | voice ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Tommy Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
It's All in the Game
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Love Is All We Need NERFINISHED ⓘ Please Mr. Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ The Morning Side of the Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | It's All in the Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
pianist
ⓘ
singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Henrico County, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousVersion | Originally recorded It's All in the Game in 1951 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
MGM Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Top Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reRecording | Recorded a new arrangement of It's All in the Game in 1958 ⓘ |
| residence | Richmond, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| voiceType | crooner ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
It's All in the Game
subject surface form:
It's All in the Game