'War' singer Edwin Starr, 61, dies
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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- U.S.-born soul singer Edwin Starr -- best known for his anti-conflict song "War" -- has died at the age of 61, his manager Lilian Kyle said on Thursday.
In a statement on Starr's official Web site, Kyle said the singer had died following a heart attack at his home near Nottingham, central England.
It was not clear when the singer passed away.
One of the first artists to be signed to the Motown record label, Starr had been making records since the 1950s. A long-term resident of Britain, he was best-known for enduring hits "War" and "Contact."
U.S. rock star Suzi Quattro, who met Starr as a teenager in Detroit, Michigan, led the tributes to the soul legend.
She told BBC Online: "He was the best. There was nobody better on the stage and he was the nicest man you could ever wish to meet."
Starr had been due to perform at the international music festival Womad -- World of Music, Arts and Dance -- in Reading, southeast England, in July.
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