Clyde King
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American rear admiral and rower (1898-1982)
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Vinony's link graph records 296 inbound references to Clyde King, and connects out to United States, World War II and Olympic Games.
Vinony files it under 1898 births, 1982 deaths and 20th-century American sportsmen.
Vinony links it to 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Works
- 1
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- Mastermind and the Slavemind
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1947-09-21
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- Total plays
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Clydie King (Clydie May Crittendon, Dallas, Texas, August 21, 1943 - January 7, 2019) was an American rhythm & blues and soul singer best known for her session work as a backing vocalist. Discovered by songwriter Richard Berry, King began her recording career in 1956 with Little Clydie & the Teens, she was a member of Ray Charles' Raeletts for three years and contributed to early '60s recordings by producer Phil Spector. She recorded solo singles for Specialty Records, Kent Records and others.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Clyde
- Family name
- King
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Montezuma
- Place of death
- Mill Valley
- Occupation
- rower
- Educated at
- United States Naval Academy
- Participant in
- rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – men's eight
- Sport
- rowing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Navy
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- date of birth
- 1898-09-06
- date of death
- 1982-08-20
- place of burial
- Golden Gate National Cemetery
- name in native language
- Clyde Whitlock King
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