Dee Clark · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
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- 2
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1932-11-15
dance-poppopsunshine popvocal jazz
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 74,211
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- 292,682
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Dee Clark (November 7, 1938 – December 7, 1990) was an American rhythm & blues and soul singer best known for a string of R&B and pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the ballad "Raindrops," which became a million-seller in the United States in 1961. He was born Delecta Clark in Blytheville, Arkansas, and moved to Chicago in 1941. His mother, Essie Mae Clark, was a gospel singer and encouraged her son to pursue his love of music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dee+Clark">Re
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Clark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Blytheville
- Place of death
- Smyrna
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Dee Clark 1960.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1938-11-07
- date of death
- 1990-12-07
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- Commons category
- Dee Clark
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