Perkins, George, 1942-2013

URI(s)

• http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007040638

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

• http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2007040638

Identifies RWO

• https://isni.org/isni/000000004852236X

• Birth Date

  1942-09-28

• Death Date

  2013-04-17

• Birth Place

  Louisiana

• Occupation

  Singers

Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2007040638#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

• George Perkins Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

• found: My goodness, yes! [SR] p2005:label (George Perkins) insert (b. Sept. 28, 1942, Walker, La.; singer)
• found: English Wikipedia website, viewed Jan. 14, 2014(George Perkins (singer); George Perkins (Denham Springs, Louisiana 25 September 1942 - Hammond, Louisiana, 17 April 2013) was an American soul singer, best known for his 1970 hit "Crying In The Streets" which was based on observation of the Martin Luther King funeral. The song was covered by Buckwheat Zydeco with Ry Cooder on slide guitar. After dropping out of view 1974-1979 he made a comeback in 1980)

Instance Of

• MADS/RDF PersonalName
• MADS/RDF Authority
• SKOS Concept

Scheme Membership(s)

• Library of Congress Name Authority File

Collection Membership(s)

• Names Collection - Authorized Headings
• LC Names Collection - General Collection

Change Notes

• 2007-04-11: new
• 2014-01-14: revised

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