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'''Edward Benjamin Townsend''' (April 16, 1929<ref name="Larkin50"/> – August 13, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, producer and attorney. He performed and composed "[[For Your Love (Ed Townsend song)|For Your Love]]", a [[R&B|rhythm and blues]] [[doo wop]] classic, and co-wrote "[[Let's Get It On (song)|Let's Get It On]]" with [[Marvin Gaye]].<ref name="Townsend obit">{{cite web |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article334783.ece |title=David Townsend – Singer with the soul trio Surface |last=Perrone |first=Pierre |work=Independent.co.uk – Obituaries |date=December 25, 2005 |access-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225225643/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article334783.ece |archive-date=December 25, 2005 }}</ref> |
'''Edward Benjamin 'Ed' Townsend''' (April 16, 1929<ref name="Larkin50"/> – August 13, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, producer and attorney. He performed and composed "[[For Your Love (Ed Townsend song)|For Your Love]]", a [[R&B|rhythm and blues]] [[doo wop]] classic, and co-wrote "[[Let's Get It On (song)|Let's Get It On]]" with [[Marvin Gaye]].<ref name="Townsend obit">{{cite web |url=http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article334783.ece |title=David Townsend – Singer with the soul trio Surface |last=Perrone |first=Pierre |work=Independent.co.uk – Obituaries |date=December 25, 2005 |access-date=April 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225225643/http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article334783.ece |archive-date=December 25, 2005 }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Townsend was born in [[Fayetteville, Tennessee]], United States,<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=448}}</ref> and his family soon moved to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] where his father was pastor at an [[African Methodist Episcopal]] church. |
Townsend was born in [[Fayetteville, Tennessee]], United States,<ref name="Larkin50">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2002|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-937-0|page=448}}</ref> and his family soon moved to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] where his father was pastor at an [[African Methodist Episcopal]] church. |
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The year Townsend graduated from high school, he was elected to the International American Methodist Episcopal Youth Council (IAMEYC) and traveled worldwide before enrolling in college the next year at the [[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff]] (formerly Arkansas AM&N College). After graduating, he taught for a year. Although he never formally practiced law, he frequently used his law training to assist other entertainers in negotiating their recording and performance contracts. |
The year Townsend graduated from high school, he was elected to the International American Methodist Episcopal Youth Council (IAMEYC) and traveled worldwide before enrolling in college the next year at the [[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff]] (formerly Arkansas AM&N College). After graduating, he taught for a year. Although he never formally practiced law, he frequently used his law training to assist other entertainers in negotiating their recording and performance contracts. |
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In 1951, Townsend joined the [[United States Marine Corps]] and served in [[Korean War|Korea]].<ref name="Larkin50"/> After his discharge, he recorded a number of singles for various labels, none of which made the charts. In 1958, he took his ballad, "For Your Love" to [[Capitol Records]], hoping to interest [[Nat "King" Cole]], but, impressed with his voice, Capitol signed him to record it himself. [[Dick Clark]] had just started ''[[American Bandstand]]'' on television and invited Townsend to sing the first month the show aired. He was an overnight success and the song peaked at number 13 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Larkin50"/> Later in 1958 he reached No. 59 with a rendition of "[[When I Grow Too Old to Dream]]". |
In 1951, Townsend joined the [[United States Marine Corps]] and served in [[Korean War|Korea]].<ref name="Larkin50"/> After his discharge, he recorded a number of singles for various labels, none of which made the charts. In 1958, he took his ballad, "For Your Love" to [[Capitol Records]], hoping to interest [[Nat "King" Cole]], but, impressed with his voice, Capitol signed him to record it himself. [[Dick Clark]] had just started ''[[American Bandstand]]'' on television and invited Townsend to sing the first month the show aired. He was an overnight success and the song peaked at number 13 in the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Larkin50"/> Later in 1958 he reached No. 59 with a rendition of "[[When I Grow Too Old to Dream]]". |
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==External links== |
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* {{IMDb name|id=0870116|name=Ed Townsend}} |
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* {{Find a Grave|8558024|Corp Edward Benjamin Townsend}} |
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