Sweet Pea Atkinson

Sweet Pea Atkinson
Sweet Pea Atkinson
Birth name	Hillard Atkinson
Born	September 20, 1945; Oberlin, Ohio, U.S.
Died	May 5, 2020 (aged 74); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	R&B, funk, rock
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1970s–2020
Formerly of	Was (Not Was)

Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson^[1] (September 20, 1945^[2] – May 5, 2020) was an American R&B singer known as one of the vocalists for the band Was (Not Was).^[3]

^ Fusilli, Jim, (September 21, 2017). "‘Get What You Deserve’ by Sweet Pea Atkinson Review: A Tribute to the Past", The Wall Street Journal.
^ Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968–1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA, Certificate Number:1945092989
^ "Was (Not Was)". Contemporary Musicians. Cengage Learning. 2004.

[1] Fusilli, Jim, (September 21, 2017). "‘Get What You Deserve’ by Sweet Pea Atkinson Review: A Tribute to the Past", The Wall Street Journal.

[2] Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968–1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA, Certificate Number:1945092989

[enc-3] "Was (Not Was)". Contemporary Musicians. Cengage Learning. 2004.

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