Ira Tucker

Ira Tucker

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Ira Tucker



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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Ira B. Tucker
Alias = Ira Tucker.sr
Born = birth date |1925|5|17
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Died = death date and age|2008|06|24|1925|05|17
Origin = Greenville,South Carolina,United States
Instrument = singing
Voice_type =
Genre = Gospel
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 1938-2008
Label = Decca, MCA, Peacock
Associated_acts = The Dixie Hummingbirds
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Current_members =
Past_members =
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Ira Tucker Sr. (born May 17, 1925, Spartanburg, South Carolina, died 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 age 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.

References

* [http://fishtown.us/node/10158 Obituary]

External links

*imdb name|id=2217378
* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/tucker_ira/artist.jhtml CMT.com : Ira Tucker]


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