Gerson King Combo

Gérson Rodrigues Côrtes (30 November 1943 – 22 September 2020) was a Brazilian soul funk singer-songwriter. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. He began his career in performing on the variety program Hoje é Dia de Rock. He founded and performed in the 1960s musical group Formula 7. He was also a key person in the 1970s counterculture movent Black Rio.

Côrtes died on 22 September 2020 in Rio de Janeiro from diabetes-related problems, aged 76.^[1]

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Gerson King Combo and Bárbara Lau (RJ) in 2006

References

↑ Gerson King Combo, cantor pioneiro do soul e funk, morre aos 76 anos (in Portuguese)

[1] Gerson King Combo, cantor pioneiro do soul e funk, morre aos 76 anos (in Portuguese)

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