| LC control no. | n 93041261 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Davis, Tyrone |
| Variant(s) | Tyrone the Wonder Boy, 1937-2005 Tyrone "Wonder Boy" Fettson, Tyrone, 1937-2005 Davis, Tyrone D., 1937-2005 |
| Located | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | [1937-10-03,1938-05-04] |
| Death date | 2005-02-09 |
| Place of birth | Greenville (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Hinsdale (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music Soul music |
| Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Soul musicians Singers |
| Found in | Graham, L. Love and touch [SR] p1976: label (Tyrone Davis) VH1 WWW site, viewed Feb.11, 2005 (Tyrone Davis, b. May 4, 1938, in Greenville, MS; spent formative years in Saginaw, MI; moved to Chicago in 1959; the "king of romantic Chicago soul" music during the 1970s) LA Times, Feb. 11, 2005: (Tyrone Davis, veteran rhythm-and-blues singer, d. Feb. 9, 2005 at age 66) Oxford music online, November 13, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Davis, Tyrone; born May 4, 1938, Greenville, Mississippi; died February 9, 2005, Hinsdale, Illinois; singer; one of the great unsung talents of soul music) Wikipedia, November 13, 2013 (Tyrone Davis; born Tyrone Fettson, May 4, 1938, Greenville, Mississippi; died February 9, 2005, Chicago, Illinois; American soul singer; moved to Chicago in 1959, where he worked as a valet/chauffeur for blues singer Freddie King; on his first recordings he was billed as "Tyrone the Wonder Boy"; adopted name Tyrone Davis after signing with Dakar Records in 1968) GenealogyBank.com, November 13, 2013: Social Security death index (Tyrone D. Fettson; born 1937; died 2005; state of last residence: Illinois; state issued: Illinois) Electric blues 1939-2005. Part 3, 1960-1969, p2011: container (Tyrone Davis) booklet (born Tyrone Fettson in Greenville, Mississippi; birth date usually cited as May 4, 1938, but Social Security records give date as October 3, 1937; moved to Saginaw, Michigan at age 13 and to Chicago in 1957; billed as Tyrone "Wonder Boy" or Tyrone (The Wonder Boy) on his first recordings, issued by 4 Brothers Records; R&B singer) |
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