Edwin Birdsong
American musician (1941–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edwin L. Birdsong (August 22, 1941 – January 21, 2019)[2][3] was an American keyboardist and organist, known in the 1970s and 1980s for his experimental funk/disco music. Birdsong did not achieve much chart success, but developed a strong fan base,[4] and has also been sampled by other artists many times, most famously by Daft Punk who sampled "Cola Bottle Baby" in "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger", and Gang Starr who sampled his single "Rapper Dapper Snapper" for their song "Skills".[3]
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Born | (1941-08-22)August 22, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | January 21, 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 77) Inglewood, California, U.S.[1] |
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Years active | 1971–2019 |
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Website | edwinbirdsong |
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