Edwin Starr's raging protest classic War: the story behind the song

Edwin Starr | Motown Museum

From the USA Angelo Starr younger brother of the late great Edwin Starr presents a Soul & Motown party. He has taken over lead vocals with Edwin Starr’s original band which is still intact with sax, keyboard, percussion, lead guitar, bass guitar, drums & male and female backing vocalists. A non- stop selection of classics, show includes all the Edwin Starr Hits ‘War’ (what is it good for) S.O.S (Stop her on sight) ’25 Miles’ (Eye to Eye) Contact’ Happy Radio’ Headline News’ Time’ Agent Double O

Edwin Starr: "My Weakness Is You" (1968) #NorthernSoul Top 500 Number 479 Edwin Starr (born Charles Edwin Hatcher; January 21, 1942 – April 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter. Starr was famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced Motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit "War". Starr was born in Tennessee and raised in Ohio, and later lived in Detroit while singing for Ric Tic and Motown Records. He was backed by the band that would later become known as "Black Merda"