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Edwin Starr Artist Bio and LyricsBorn Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville on the 21st of January 1942, Edwin Starr was a famous American singer of soul music. Edwin Starr is perhaps best remembered for his Motown songs of the 1970s. He scored a Number One hit with the song “War.” Most of his music during this era was produced by Norman Whitfield.
The singing career of Edwin Starr was launched in the late 1950s with the formation of the doo-wop group the Future Tones. Throughout the 1960s, Edwin Starr resided in Detroit, where he would record music for the label Ric-Tic, which would be acquired by Motown in the year 1968. In the year 1965, Starr recorded the popular number “Agent Double-O-Soul,” based on the popular James Bond films of the era. In April 2003, Edwin Starr passed away at his home near Nottingham, England. He was 61. In 2006, a rap remix version of his song “War” was recorded by Agent X and Ruff Squad. The songs of Edwin Starr include “Agent Double-O-Soul,” “Back Street,” “Headline News,” “Oh How Happy,” “I Want My Baby Back,” “S.O.S. (Stop Her On Sight),” “Grits Ain’t Grocery,” “25 Miles,” “I’m Still a Struggling Man,” “Way Over There,” “I Just Wanna Do My Thing,” “Stop The War Now,” “Time,” “War,” “Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On,” “My Sweet Lord,” “There You Go,” “Big Papa,” “Easin’ In,” “Hell Up in Harlem,” “Contact,” “Happy Radio,” “Tell-A-Starr,” “It’s Called the Rock,” “25 Miles (Mix),” “Whatever Makes Our Love Grow,” and “Contact.” |
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