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Johnny Adams

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American gridiron football player (born 1989)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Naked with Only the Will to Survive
  • Little Johnny Drops a Cake
  • Success

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1959-11-05
2008 universal fire victimaorcanadianclassic rockhard rockheartland rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
56,899
Total plays
278,203

Tags

bluessoulNew Orleansrhythm and bluesjazz

January 5, 1932 - September 14, 1998 American blues singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was known as "The Tan Canary" for the amazing range of his singing voice and his gospel influenced style. He began his career singing gospel, but crossed over to secular music in 1959 and scored a national hit with the single "I Won't Cry." That was followed by a string of regional hits in the 1960s which included "Release Me" and "Reconsider Me." In the 1980s and 1990s Adams recorded several award-winnin

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Sports profile

Sport
American Football
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Johnny
Family name
Adams
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Des Plaines
Member of team
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position played
defensive back
Country for sport
United States
Mass
177
Height
178
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date of birth
1989-06-09
Commons category
Johnny Adams (gridiron football)
Sources (1)

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