American R&B musician (1946–2006)
| Description | American R&B musician (1946–2006) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946-09-02 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Houston Houston Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2006-06-06 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Scottsdale Scottsdale Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | singer songwriter keyboardist pianist singer-songwriter actor composer film actor recording artist musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | synthesizer Hammond organ guitar electric piano accordion piano Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | soul funk gospel music rock music rock and roll blues rhythm and blues Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Vee-Jay Records Atlantic Records Motown Capitol Records Embassy Buddah Records A&M Records Manticore Records Apple Records Derby Records Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | The Louisiana Gator Boys Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band George’s Band The Plastic Ono Band Three Beautiful Brothers The Cleveland Singers Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Jerry Cole And His Spacemen Billy Preston & Co The Cogics The Preston Family George's Band Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
| Awards | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Source: Wikidata |
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