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Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr was an American Motown singer famous for his powerful voice and socially conscious songs.

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Edwin Starr is best known for American singer and songwriter known for Motown hits, especially the number-one single 'War'. On Dead or Alive, Edwin Starr is listed in the One Hit Wonders category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Edwin Starr is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: American singer and songwriter known for Motown hits, especially the number-one single 'War'.
Listed under: One Hit Wonders

About Edwin Starr

He was backed by the band that became known as "Black Merda". Hawkins and Veasey of the group played on most of his early hits on the Ric Tic Label. Starr's songs "Twenty-Five Miles" and "Stop the War Now" were also major successes, in 1969 and 1971 respectively. He and his cousins, soul singers Roger and Willie Hatcher, moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where they were raised. In 1957, Hatcher formed a doo-wop group, the Future Tones, and began his singing career. However, after just one single he was called up for military service in the United States Army for three years, where he was posted to Europe. Following the end of his service...

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Edwin Starr is known for American singer and songwriter known for Motown hits, especially the number-one single 'War'.

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