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Tommy Edwards
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Born
October 17
,
1922
·
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Died
October 22
,
1969
·
Richmond, Virginia, USA
(brain aneurysm)
Mini Bio
Tommy Edwards was born on October 17, 1922 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He died on October 22, 1969 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Trivia
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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