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Just as "War" has
returned to Bruce Springsteen's set on a regular basis, Edwin Starr -- the man who originally took that song
to the top of the charts -- has died of a heart attack at 61.
Born Charles Edwin Hatcher in Nashville, TN, the soul singer recorded with the Futuretones in 1957 before serving three years in the U.S. Army. He began recording as a solo artist in 1965, and became part of the Motown family in 1968. "War," which was a number-one single in 1970, was one of several Top 40 hits for Starr, who also hit with "Agent Double-O-Soul," "Twenty-Five Miles," and, in 1971, "Stop the War Now." His career had a resurgence in the late '70s, with disco songs such as "Contact" and "H.A.P.P.Y. Radio."
Starr lived in England in his later years, where he joined Springsteen onstage on May 16, 1999 in Birmingham, for the only performance of "War" on the E Street Band's reunion tour. He died in his home on Wednesday April 2.
Read the BBC News story on Starr's
death.
Visit Starr's official website.
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