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Don Wilson Varner (25 June 1943 – 7 October 2002) was an American soul music singer. Varner was a baritone who sang uptempo soul (later appreciated by Northern soul fans) and ballads.
Varner did not release many recordings but performed numerous live shows in the South with other major soul performers. He moved to California in the 1980s and toured as the lead singer of the Johnny Otis Show. He toured numerous European music festivals in 1985. In his later career, he began to record gospel music. He died in Moreno Valley, California in 2002 of a heart attack at the age of 59. An album of his music from 1968 to 1974 entitled Finally Go Over! was released posthumously.
Categories: American Soul Singers, African-american Male Singer-songwriters, American Male Singer-songwriters, Singers From Birmingham, Alabama, 1943 Births, 2002 Deaths, People From Ensley, Alabama, 20th-century African-american Male Singers, 20th-century American Male Singers, 20th-century American Singers, Singer-songwriters From Alabama
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