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American singer-songwriter and folk-rock singer (born 1971)

Person · Open Library

Born
1816
Died
1882
Works
174

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1859-05-22
Active to
1930-07-07
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555,121
Total plays
7,175,893

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Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American contemporary singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio. He is known for his melodic compositions combined with swirling choruses. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s and signed to Gabriel's Real World label in 1996. Arthur's first album, Big City Secrets, was released in 1997 to critical acclaim. In 2006, Arthur's song "In the Sun" was covered by Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.) and Coldplay singer Chris Martin. <a href="https://www.last.f

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joseph
Family name
Arthur
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Akron
Occupation
guitarist
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.josepharthur.com
Image
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date of birth
1972-09-28
Commons category
Joseph Arthur
start of work period
1996-00-00
social media followers
13131
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