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Mr. Ira Tucker, lead singer of Philadelphia Famous Dixie Hummingbirds since 1938, died this morning at 10:10 AM. He recently celebrated his 83rd birthday. Mr. Tucker joined the Dixie Hummingbirds in 1938 in South Carolina. The group itself was formed in 1928. The group moved to Philadelphia in 1942 to do a program on WCAU. Mr. Tucker was on of the most prolific hard gospel singers in history. He influenced many gospel and secular performers such as The Temptations, Bobby Blue Bland, and Stevie Wonder to name a fraction.

Read more at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dixie_Hummingbirds

One of Mr. Tucker's last performances was on my radio show, The Gospel Train, on WRDV-FM on January 8, 2008. Here is link to the pictures:

More Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/19523161@N00/sets/72157603785170702/

Vintage Dixie Hummingbirds on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abkn2HPwEXg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M_OY88YYms

Check this one out with Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eDGUfvh6PQ&feature=related

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