John Ellison (born 11 August 1941) is an American/Canadian musician, best known for writing the song "Some Kind of Wonderful." He was born in Montgomery, West Virginia, and was raised in Landgraff, West Virginia, a small, poverty-stricken coal mining village near Welch, West Virginia, and is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada, receiving his Canadian citizenship in 2006.
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Soul Brothers Six
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Alex Cuba
musician
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The Righteous Brothers
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Chico Hamilton
American musician
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David Gogo
Canadian blues guitarist
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Johnny Mathis
American singer, recording artist
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Vanessa Bell Armstrong
American singer
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Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
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Garth Hudson
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Bill Withers
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Dire Straits
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Brad Johner
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Howard Shore
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
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George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent
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Wilson Pickett
American singer and songwriter
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Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015)
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Jimmy Cliff
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Sam & Dave
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Kool & The Gang
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Ron Hynes
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Jesse Winchester
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Redbone
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The Killers
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Ben E. King
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George Hamilton IV
singer
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Jerry Jemmott
American musician
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Benny Andersson
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Fats Waller
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Chris Stapleton
American country music singer-songwriter
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Tavares
Boy Band
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Dottie Rambo
Gospel music singer-songwriter
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish-Australian songwriter, rock singer
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Robin Gibb
English singer and musician
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The Mills Brothers
American jazz and pop vocal quartet
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Al Green
American singer
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The Band
rock band from Toronto
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Louis Armstrong
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Armando Peraza
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Bill Medley
American singer and songwriter, record producer
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Ray Griff
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Jimmy Scott
American jazz singer
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Billy Paul
American singer
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Bee Gees
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The Doobie Brothers
American rock band
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Randy Brecker
American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-)
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Curtis Mayfield
American singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Gladys Knight & the Pips
American R&B/soul band
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Cissy Houston
American singer
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Ray Charles
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Raphael Saadiq
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Shirley Caesar
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The Isley Brothers
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Jimmy Webb
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Booker T. Jones
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The Holmes Brothers
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Craig Armstrong
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Buddy Guy
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Bill Monroe
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Glenn Lewis
Canadian singer
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Ronnie Hawkins
American musician
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Del Barber
Canadian musician
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Sisqó
American actor-musician