LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JAN 21, 2019…TODAY EDWIN STARR WOULD HAVE BEEN 77 YEARS OF AGE. STARR WAS BEST KNOWN FOR THE SONG ‘WAR’. HIS INTENSE VOCALS ON THE VIETNAM ANTI -WAR SONG TURNED AN ALBUM TRACK FROM A TEMPTATIONS SONG INTO A MONSTER HIT. STARR WON A GRAMMY AWARD FOR HIS VERSION OF THE SONG.
AFTER HIS SUCCESS IN THE EARLY 70’S, STARR MOVED TO ENGLAND WHERE HE ENJOYED A REVIVAL OF HIS CAREER UNTIL HIS DEATH FROM A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 61.
HERE’S THE ORIGINAL VIDEO FOR THE SONG ‘WAR’ FROM 1969
