Amos Milburn
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American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist (1927–1980)
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927-04-01
- Active to
- 1980-01-03
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 86,856
- Total plays
- 480,540
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Amos Milburn (Houston, Texas, April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm and blues singer and pianist, popular during the 1940s and 1950s. Joseph Amos Milburn, Jr., one of thirteen children, was playing tunes on the piano by the age of five years. He enlisted in the United States Navy when he was fifteen and earned thirteen battle stars in the Philippines, before returning to Houston and organizing a sixteen-piece band playing in Houston clubs and was Managed by William & Geneva C
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Houston
- Place of death
- Houston
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- piano
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
- Military rank
- cook
- Image
- Portrait of Amos Milburn, c. 1955.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1927-04-01
- date of death
- 1980-01-03
- date of burial or cremation
- 1980-01-07
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- birth name
- Joseph Amos Milburn
- name in native language
- Amos Milburn
- Commons category
- Amos Milburn
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