Just to summarise – War, What's It Good For? – nothing. Sad news yesterday that US-born UK-based soul star Edwin Starr has died after suffering a heart attack. Starr, whose first released a record with his band The Future Tones in 1957, remained popular among the soul community. Among the many tributes being made, long time friend Suzi Quatro told reporters: "He was the best. There was nobody better on stage and he was the nicest man you could ever wish to meet."
Quatro's husand Rainer Haas had promoted two gigs for Starr in Stuttgart this weekend. He added: "He was just superb. He played to 16,000 people over the two nights and he put on a great show. The shows were actually recorded for television so we will have an enduring memory of how brilliant he was live." The timing of Starr's death is perhaps apt given his most famous track was the outspoken single 'War' released in 1970 and still really rather relevant today.