- Born
- Died
- Tommy Edwards was born on October 17, 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He died on October 22, 1969 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
- He had a No. 1 hit in 1958 with "It's All In The Game", later a hit in the UK for Cliff Richard.
- Billboard Magazine rates the song, "It's All in the Game," #38 among their all time #1 hits.
- Tommy Edwards is buried in the Quioccassin Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia.
- First African-American to appear on "Your Hit Parade".
- Tommy Edwards toured with Dick Clark's "The Caravan of Stars," that included Woody Herman and His Orchestra, The Mills Brothers, Dinah Washington, Bobby Vee, Paul Anka, Freddie Cannon, Brian Hyland, Little Eva, Lloyd Price, Linda Scott, and Johnny Tillotson. Also, there were groups, including The Coasters, The Crystals, The Drifters, The Skyliners, and The Supremes.
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