Edwin Starr (Nashville, 21 de janeiro de 1942 - Chilwell, 2 de abril de 2003) foi um cantor americano de soul.Edwin Starr
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".1960s black rock trailblazers Black Merda back with Fugi for a new album 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 USR&B UK</small> 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" – – –
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