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Ian Whitcomb

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Also known as Ian Timothy Whitcomb

British singer-songwriter (1941–2020)

Person · Open Library

Born
1941
Works
28

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1941-07-10
Active to
2020-04-19

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Listeners
9,122
Total plays
48,247

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Ian Whitcomb (born Ian Timothy Whitcomb in Woking on 10 July 1941; died 19 April 2020) was an English entertainer, singer-songwriter, record producer, writer, broadcaster and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song "You Turn Me On" reached number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1965. Whitcomb formed his R&B group Bluesville in Dublin, Ireland. He never had a hit in the U.K. and wasn't all that wild about rock & roll in the first place, preferring traditional forms of blues,

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ian
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Woking
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
actor
Educated at
Bryanston School
Languages spoken
English language
Image
Ian Whitcomb 1990.jpg
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date of birth
1941-07-10
Commons category
Ian Whitcomb
date of death
2020-04-19
start of work period
1963-00-00
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