Hey hey uh huh huh huh huh oh uh huh huh huh huh huh yeah its twenty five miles from home girl, my feet are hurting mighty bad now ive been walking a three day, two lonely nights you know that im mighty mad but i got a woman waiting for me thats gonna make this. Come on feet, start movin got to get me there hey, hey, uh, huh, huh, huh oh, uh, huh, huh, huh, yeah, oh twenty five miles from. Born charles edwin hatcher on january 21st, 1942 in nashville, tennessee, edwin was raised and educated in cleveland, ohio. Check out twenty five miles by edwin starr on amazon music. Edwin starr was an american soul singer from nashville, tennessee. Hey hey uh huh huh huh huh oh uh huh huh huh huh huh yeah its twenty five miles from home girl, my feet are hurting mighty bad. Twentyfive miles from home, girl my feet are hurtin mighty bad now ive been walkin for three days and two lonely nights you know that im mighty mad. Backyard lovin man writtenby debbie dean writtenby, producer deke richards. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. It embraced many of the changes that started to overtake motown. Edwin starr samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. Starr is most famous for his norman whitfield produced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit war.
Twentyfive miles is a song written by johnny bristol, harvey fuqua, and edwin starr for starr s second album, 25 miles 1969. Edwin starr january 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american singersongwriter and musician. Born charles hatcher in nashville, tennessee, starr formed his first group, the future tones, in 1957, recording one single before his threeyear army service. Twentyfive miles from home, girl my feet are hurtin mighty bad now ive been walkin for three days and two lonely nights.
He was very popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images 25 miles. Starr is most famous for his, norman whitfield produced, motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit war. There is an amazing acapella segment which has to be seen, featuring just edwin s voice and the percussion section. Twentyfive miles writtenby edwin starr writtenby, producer harvey fuqua, john bristol 14. Edwin starr samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Released in april 1969, 25 miles was actually comprised, in part, of single sides, some going back as far as 1967, but was a more unified body of music than the preceding soul master lp. Edwin starr by edwin starr on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Edwin starr s second album is an embarrassment of riches, soaring lyricism mated to a pounding, emphatic beat that wont let the listener go. Two classic edwin starr albums, from 1968 and 1969, released. The way edwin handled and appreciated an audience is clearly shown as is his pleasure at performing live. Edwin starr january 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american soul music singer.
Come on feet, start movin got to get me there hey hey, uh huh huh huh huh, oh uh huh huh huh huh huh, yeah oh its twenty five miles from. Twentyfive miles from home, girl my feet are hurtin mighty bad now ive been walkin for three days and two lonely nights you know that i. Starr was born charles edwin hatcher in nashville, tennessee, in 1942. Soul legend edwin starr sings 25 miles at his final ever concert in stuttgart, 2003. January 21, 1942 april 2, 2003 was an american singer and songwriter.
Born charles edwin hatcher in nashville, tennessee, starr is most famous for his norman whitfield produced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the number one hit war. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Listen free to edwin starr edwin star collection get up whirlpool, 25 miles and more. In 1965, he was offered a solo deal following two years of touring with another band. Taken from the michael jackson compilation hello wo. Discover all edwin starr s music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Jun 03, 2014 soul legend edwin starr sings 25 miles at his final ever concert in stuttgart, 2003. Starr was an african american who was born in nashville and grew up in cleveland. If we have more information about edwin starr, then we provide a link to the section where it appears the actual page whenever possible.
Stream 25 miles remix edwin starr lazys 25 mix by the upsetter aka lazyd from desktop or your mobile device. Previously unreleased original version of the jackson 5 cover of the edwin starr song, recorded in 1969. Starr was born in tennessee and raised in ohio, and later lived in detroit while singing for rictic and motown. Download edwin starr songs, singles and albums on mp3. This track has been covered by the jackson 5 and has been compared to 32 miles out of waycross by hoagy lands. Starr was famous for his norman whitfieldproduced motown singles of the 1970s, most notably the numberone hit war. Jul 20, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from the sound of edwin starr volume 1 by edwin starr now. This track has been covered by the jackson 5 and has. Watch the official video of war featuring edwin starr. Edwin starr 25 miles 1969, rockaway pressing, vinyl discogs. Edwin starr 25 miles mighty good lovin tamla motown uk tmg 672. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Edwin starr was born in nashville, tennessee in 1942. The dvd also showcases the talents of the team, edwin s band, and the finely tuned rapport edwin had with each of the musicians. A motown man with a gutsy stax style, breathtakingly talented and bestknown for the 1970 charttopping smash. Edwin starr simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He has one goal, this determined fellow, to get to the end point and see his girl. War the best of edwin starr by edwin starr on amazon music. Soul legend edwin starr had worldwide success in the 1960s and 70s with hits including the classic protest song war. Edwin starr 25 miles from home edwin starr live 2004 dvd. Stream the sound of edwin starr volume 1 by edwin starr on. Edwin starr was an integral part of the soul and dance floor scene since the midfifties and the formation of his first band the future tones in 1956. Starrs songs 25 miles and stop the war now were also major successes, in 1969 and 1971 respectively. Its such big song and has been covered by many artists such as the jackson 5.
Play fulllength songs from war the best of edwin starr by edwin starr on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Provided to youtube by universal music group twenty five miles edwin starr 25 miles. This is the most recent information about edwin starr that has been submitted to amiright. Twentyfive miles is a song written by johnny bristol, harvey fuqua, and edwin starr for starrs second album, 25 miles 1969. The song was considered sufficiently similar to 32 miles out of waycross by hoagy lands also recorded as mojo mama by both wilson pickett and don varner, written by bert berns and jerry wexler, that berns and wexler were eventually given cowriting credits.
Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Im still a struggling man producer johnny bristol writtenby doris mcneil, john bristol 15. Starr s early hits included agent doubleo soul and stop her on sight s. Nov 25, 2012 listen to your favorite songs from war the best of edwin starr by edwin starr now.