Curtis Hairston
Curtis Kinnard Hairston (October 10, 1961 – January 18, 1996) was an American soul/funk vocalist, who had a number of top 75 hit singles in the UK and US, both as a solo artist and as a featured artist in the B. B. & Q. Band. Hairston's signature hit came in 1985, when he reached No. 13 in the UK Singles Chart with "I Want Your Lovin' (Just a Little Bit)".
Curtis Hairston | |
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| Birth name | Curtis Kinnard Hairston |
| Born | October 10, 1961 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US |
| Died | January 18, 1996 (aged 34) Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US |
| Genres | R&B, funk, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1980–1995 |
| Labels | Pretty Pearl Records, Atlantic, Reverse Spin Entertainment, |
A longtime sufferer of diabetes, Hairston died of related kidney failure at age 34 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in January 1996. He had attended both Winston-Salem State University and the Juilliard School of Music.
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