Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr (Nashville, 21 de janeiro de 1942 - Chilwell, 2 de abril de 2003) foi um cantor americano de soul.^[1]

Edwin Starr
Nascimento	Charles Edwin Hatcher 21 de janeiro de 1942 Nashville
Morte	2 de abril de 2003 (61 anos) Beeston
Cidadania	Estados Unidos
Ocupação	cantor, cantautor, compositor, artista discográfico(a)
Instrumento	voz, instrumento de percussão
Causa da morte	enfarte agudo do miocárdio
Página oficial
http://www.edwinstarr.info/
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Starr nasceu no Tennessee e cresceu em Ohio, e mais tarde viveu em Detroit enquanto cantava para Ric Tic e Motown Records. Ele foi apoiado pela banda que mais tarde se tornaria conhecida como "Black Merda".^[2] Hawkins e Veasey do grupo tocaram na maioria de seus primeiros hits no selo Ric Tic. O cantor fez sucesso com as canções "War", "25 Miles" e "Stop the War Now" foram grandes sucessos na década de 1960. Starr se mudou para o Reino Unido na década de 1970, onde continuou a produzir música, vivendo lá até sua morte.

Discografia

Álbuns

• Soul Master (1968)
• 25 Miles (1969)
• Just We Two (1969) com Blinky
• War & Peace (1970)
• Involved (1971)
• Hell Up in Harlem (Soundtrack) (1974)
• Free to Be Myself (1975)
• Clean (1978)
• Happy Radio (1979)
• Stronger Than You Think I Am (1979)
• For Sale (1983)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		US Pop[3]	US R&B[4]	UK[5]
1965	"Agent Double-O-Soul"	21	8	–
	"Back Street"	95	33	–
1966	"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)"	48	9	35
	"I'll Love You Forever" The Holidays	63	7	–
	"Headline News"	84	–	39
1967	"Girls Are Getting Prettier"	–	–	–
	"You're My Mellow"	–	–	–
	"I Want My Baby Back"	–	–	–
1968	"I Am The Man For You Baby"	–	–	–
	"Way Over There"	–	–	–
	"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" / "Headline News" (reissue)	–	–	11
1969	"Twenty-Five Miles"	6	6	36
	"I'm Still A Struggling Man"	80	27	–
	"Oh How Happy" Blinky & Edwin Starr	92	–	–
1970	"Time"	117	39	–
	"War"	1	3	3
	"Stop The War Now"	26	5	33
1971	"Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On"	64	6	–
1972	"Who Is The Leader of the People"	–	–	–
1973	"There You Go"	80	12	–
	"You've Got My Soul on Fire"	–	40	–
1974	"Ain't It Hell Up in Harlem"	110	–	–
	"Big Papa"	–	–	–
	"Who's Right Or Wrong"	–	–	–
1975	"Pain"	–	25	–
	"Stay With Me"	–	51	–
	"Abyssinia Jones"	98	25	–
1976	"Accident"	–	–	–
1977	"I Just Wanna Do My Thing"	–	94	–
1978	"I'm So into You"	–	–	–
1979	"Contact"	65	13	6
	"H.A.P.P.Y. Radio"	79	28	9
	"It's Called The Rock"	–	–	–
	"Tell A Star"	–	–	–
1980	"Stronger"	–	–	–
	"Boop Boop"	–	–	–
	"Get Up, Whirlpool"	–	–	–
1981	"Sweet"	–	–	–
1983	"I Wanna Take You Home"	–	–	–
	"Smooth"	–	–	–
1984	"Marvin"	–	–	–
1985	"It Ain't Fair"	–	–	56
	"Missiles"	–	–	–
1986	"Grapevine"	–	–	–
	"Soul Singer"	–	–	–
1987	"Whatever Makes Our Love Grow"	–	–	–
1988	"Long Line of Lovers"	–	–	–
1989	"25 Miles '89"	–	–	–
1990	"She's The One"	–	–	–
	"Ain't No Stopping Us Now" with David Saylor	–	–	–
1992	"Darling Darling Baby"	–	–	–
1993	"War" Edwin Starr and Shadow	–	–	69
1994	"Can't Stop Thinking About You"	–	–	–

Referências

1. Edwin Starr
2. 1960s black rock trailblazers Black Merda back with Fugi for a new album
3. Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955–2002 1st ed. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 672. ISBN 0-89820-155-1
4. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–1995. [S.l.]: Record Research. p. 418
5. Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952–2004 1st ed. London: Collins. p. 92. ISBN 0-00-717931-6