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American artist and musician

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940-12-17
Active to
2025-01-04
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Ed Askew (born Edward C. Askew in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1940, died January 4, 2025) was an American singer-songwriter and painter who first recorded in 1968. He collaborated with Sharon Van Etten on his 2013 album For the World. Askew is known for his album in the original ESP Disk’s vague rock/folk/freak series, issued eponymously and since reissued as Ask The Unicorn. Years later, thanks to detective work by Clint Simonson of the De Stijl Records imprint <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ed
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Stamford
Occupation
painter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
voice
Record label
ESP-Disk
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end of work period
2025-00-00
name in native language
Ed Askew
birth name
Edward Crane Askew
date of birth
1940-12-01
start of work period
1966-00-00
date of death
2025-01-04
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