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Edwin Starr

Active

1950s - 2000s

Born

January 21, 1942 in Nashville, TN

Died

April 2, 2003 in Bramcote, Nottinghamshire, England

Genre

R&B

Styles

Motown Pop-Soul Soul Northern Soul Psychedelic Soul

Also Known As

Charles Edwin Hatcher
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Edwin Starr

Biography by Steve Huey

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A Motown man with a gutsy Stax style, breathtakingly talented and best-known for the 1970 chart-topping smash "War."
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Album Highlights

  • Just We Two
    Blinky / Edwin Starr
    Just We Two
  • Soul Master
    Edwin Starr
    Soul Master
  • Hell Up in Harlem [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
    Edwin Starr
    Hell Up in Harlem [Orig …
  • Involved
    Edwin Starr
    Involved
  • Clean
    Edwin Starr
    Clean
  • The Very Best of Edwin Starr [Motown]
    Edwin Starr
    The Very Best of Edwin …
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  • Amiable/Good-Natured
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  • Brash
  • Carefree
  • Celebratory
  • Confident
  • Confrontational
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  • Soothing
  • Swaggering
  • Yearning
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  • Fiery
  • Intense
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  • Rousing
  • Urgent

Artists Themes

  • Freedom
  • Empowerment
  • Revolution
  • Partying
  • Romantic Evening
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