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Early life. Charles Edwin Hatcher was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on January 21, 1942. [2] . 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.
Edwin was somewhat unusual member of the Motown family, he co-wrote some of his numbers and stood out from the Motown programme with his rough soul shout. The visionary producer, Norman Whitfield (Temptations, Gladys Knight, Rose Royce) was looking for just this kind of voice.
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Oct 24, 2013 · A decade later, Starr's younger brother Angelo Starr and manager Lilian Kyle look back on his life and chart his unusual journey to the English suburbs. Continue reading the main story
Starr's father, William Hatcher, moved his family to Cleveland, Ohio, following World War II. Starr attended Cennard High School and East Technical School in Cleveland. Some sources indicate that Starr was drafted and others indicate that he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1960.
Starr’s father, William Hatcher, moved his family to Cleveland, Ohio following World War II. Starr was raised in a non-musical environment with his cousins, soul singers, Roger and Willie Hatcher. Upon graduating high school, Starr was drafted or enlisted (sources differ) in the U.S. Army and did a two-year stint in Canada and Europe.
As Motown moved from the 60s to the 70s, Edwin Starr stood out. His style and sound helped shift Motown in the new decade. His biggest influence came with the Vietnam War.
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