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Donnie Burks

voc, *1942 US, Martinsville, Virginia
Singer of R&B/Soul, Soundtrack and Rock
A.k.a. Donald Burks

American vocalist and musical actor. Born in 1942 in Long Island, New York., Died 2008. Donnie Burks, though fairly obscure as a singer, had a multi-layered career in his lifetime, starting out as a college basketball star, and moving on to appear in movies and on the Broadway stage. When he passed away at the age of 66, his glory days were long behind him. Burks first came to prominence playing basketball for St John’s University in the late 50s and early 60s. He went on to appear in movies (The Pawnbroker, Shaft, Without a Trace*) and TV, as well as in a number of Broadway musicals (Hair, the Tap Dance Kid).

     
Genres
  • R&B/Soul
  • Soundtrack
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Blues
Popular Tracks   
Abie Baby on Hair by Original Broadway Cast of Hair
Abie Baby on Hair by Original Broadway / Off-Broadway Casts of Hair
Abie Baby on Hair Musical - Broadway Version by Hair Original Broadway Cast
Dead End on disinHAIRited by Original Cast Recording
C.C. Rider on Sounds and Voices of the Now Generation: Sock It to Me!! by Various Artists
I Go for Anything on Sounds and Voices of the Now Generation: Sock It to Me!! by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Do BadDonnie Burks1977Single
I Was Satisfied / You Never Know What You Have (Until You Lose It)Donnie Burks1973Single
The Swingin' Sound Of SoulDonnie Burks1969Album
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