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Charles Pettigrew

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American singer

Person · Open Library

Born
1744
Died
1807
Works
2

Top works

  • Childhood experiences and adult preoccupations
  • Last advice of the Rev. Charles Pettigrew to his sons, 1797

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1963-12-05
Active to
2001-04-04

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
2

Charles Pettigrew had lived in Boston where he was lead singer of the band Down Avenue. Down Avenue was the winner of radio station WBCN's 1985 Rock 'n Roll Rumble, he was also probably best known as half of R&B duo Charles and Eddie, who had a worldwide hit in 1992 with "Would I Lie To You?." The track is amongst the most well-recognised of early '90s r'n'b tracks, Pettigrew met singing partner Eddie Chacon in New York. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Charles+Pettigrew">Read more on Last.fm<

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Charles
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Philadelphia
Occupation
singer
Genre
soul
Instrument
voice
Record label
Capitol Records
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date of birth
1963-05-12
date of death
2001-04-06
manner of death
natural causes
influenced by
Marvin Gaye
cause of death
cancer
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