Edwin Starr

( aka Charles Hatcher )
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  • Born Charles Edwin Hatcher on 21 January 1942 in Tennessee, US.
  • Died on 02 April 2003 in England, UK.

  • Recorded a version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine originally recorded by Gladys Knight & The Pips.

  • 1966
  • Stop Her On Sight (SOS) - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 19 May 1966, spent 8 weeks in the charts and reached number 35.
  • Headline News - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 18 August 1966, spent 3 weeks in the charts and reached number 39.
  • 1968
  • Stop Her On Sight (SOS) - Edwin Starr re-entered the UK charts on 18 December 1968 and spent a further 11 weeks in the charts reaching number 11.
  • 1969
  • 25 Miles - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 07 September 1969, spent 6 weeks in the charts and reached number 36.
  • 1970
  • War - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 18 October 1970, spent 11 weeks in the charts and reached number 3.
  • 1971
  • Stop The War Now - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 14 February 1971, spent 1 weeks in the charts and reached number 33.
  • 1979
  • Contact - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 21 January 1979, spent 12 weeks in the charts and reached number 6.
  • HAPPY Radio - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 01 July 1979, spent 11 weeks in the charts and reached number 9.
  • 1983
  • Smooth - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 28 August 1983, spent 2 weeks in the charts and reached number 90.
  • 1984
  • Marvin - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 13 May 1984, spent 1 weeks in the charts and reached number 89.
  • 1985
  • It Ain't Fair - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 19 May 1985, spent 5 weeks in the charts and reached number 56.
  • 1986
  • I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 13 April 1986, spent 4 weeks in the charts and reached number 83.
  • 1987
  • Whatever Makes Our Love Grow - Edwin Starr entered the UK charts on 11 October 1987, spent 1 weeks in the charts and reached number 98.
  • 1993
  • War-wild Thing - Edwin Starr (and Shadow Troggs & Wolf) entered the UK charts on 24 October 1993, spent 2 weeks in the charts and reached number 69.