J. Blackfoot | |
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Birth name | John Colbert |
Born | Greenville, Mississippi, U.S. | November 20, 1946
Died | November 30, 2011 Germantown, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 65)
Genres | Soul, R&B, southern soul[1] |
Years active | 1967 – 2011 |
John Colbert (November 20, 1946 – November 30, 2011),[2] known professionally as J. Blackfoot, was an American soul singer. A member of The Soul Children in the late 1960s and 1970s, he subsequently had a moderately successful solo career. His biggest hit was "Taxi", which reached the charts in both the US and UK in 1984.