Sonny Turner
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Sonny Turner was an American R&B singer best known as the lead vocalist of The Platters during their successful 1960s era, helping to revive and sustain the group’s popularity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sonny Turner canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American R&B singer
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human ⓘ lead vocalist ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Platters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | sustaining The Platters’ commercial success ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
live touring and concerts
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popular music performance ⓘ |
| genre |
doo-wop
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rhythm and blues ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| hasNotablePeriod | The Platters’ 1960s era ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier R&B and doo-wop traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being lead singer of The Platters
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reviving The Platters’ popularity in the 1960s ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Platters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | vocal group harmony ⓘ |
| name | Sonny Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | lead vocals with The Platters in the 1960s ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ |
| partOf | American R&B music scene ⓘ |
| performedWith | The Platters lineup of the 1960s ⓘ |
| role | lead vocalist of The Platters ⓘ |
| vocalType | lead vocals ⓘ |
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