Ira Tucker
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Ira Tucker | |
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Birth name | Ira B. Tucker |
Born | Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | May 17, 1925
Origin | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
Died | June 24, 2008 Philadelphia | (aged 83)
Genres | Gospel music |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | singing |
Years active | 1938–2008 |
Labels | Decca, MCA, Peacock |
Ira B. Tucker (May 17, 1925 – June 24, 2008) was the lead singer with the American gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds. He was with The Dixie Hummingbirds for 70 years, from 1938, when he joined at the age of 13, until his death from cardiovascular disease on June 24, 2008. Ira is the father of Sundray Tucker, Ira Tucker Jr., and Lynda Laurence, formerly of The Supremes.[1]
Tucker – whose middle initial "stood for nothing"[1] – was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and died in Philadelphia.[2]
References
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas (June 26, 2008). "Ira Tucker, Gospel Singer Who Gave Dixie Hummingbirds Emotive Edge, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "Ira Tucker: Dixie Hummingbirds lead singer". The Independent. June 30, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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