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Karaca, Cem, 1945-2004

LC control no.no 99083683
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LC classificationML420.K157 Biography
Personal name headingKaraca, Cem, 1945-2004
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Variant(s)Karaka, Cem, 1945-2004
Karaca, Muhtar Cem, 1945-2004
Cem Baba, 1945-2004
Associated countryTurkey
Birth date19450405
Death date20040208
Place of birthAntioch, Turkey
Place of deathIstanbul, Turkey
Field of activityRock music Folk music Psychedelic rock music
AffiliationApaşlar (Musical group) Kardaşlar (Musical group) Moğollar (Musical group)
Profession or occupationSingers Guitarists
Found inBir Cem Karaca kitabı, 1998: p. 11 (b. Apr. 5, 1945)
New York times, Feb. 16, 2004 (Cem Karaca, 58, Turkish singer and a founder of Turkish rock music; d. Feb. 8, 2004, Istanbul)
Turkish freakout, 2010: container (Cem Karaka) insert (Cem Karaka; consistently misspelled this way throughout; 1960s-1970s Turkish folk and psychedelic rock singer; also known as Cem Baba ("Cem the father"); performs the song Üryan geldim with the band Kardaşlar, and the song Gilgamiş with the band Apaşlar; reproductions of disc covers give spelling as Cem Karaca)
Wikipedia, June 13, 2013 (Cem Karaca; Turkish rock musician and important figure in the Anatolian rock movement; also known as Cem Baba; born Muhtar Cem Karaca, April 5, 1945, Antakya, Turkey; died February 8, 2004, Istanbul; vocalist and guitarist; former member of groups such as Apaşlar, Kardaşlar, and Moğollar)