Eddie Holman

Holman was born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 3, 1946. In 1954, at the age of 8, he and his mother Viola moved to New York City after his older sister Margaret moved to Brooklyn at age 21. He regularly performed on ''The Children's Hour'' on NBC and was nicknamed "Little Eddie Holman" at the time. ==Career==

In 1962, Holman made his first record "What You Don't Know Won't Hurt You" on Leopard Records. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc from the R.I.A.A. in March 1970. British journalist Tony Cummings wrote: "Eddie Holman's voice, an astonishing precision instrument which can leap octaves with the speed of mercury and bend notes into shapes unimagined by lesser singers, has assured its possessor a place in soul history." In 1977, Holman had a brief resurgence in popularity with his last two hit singles "This Will Be a Night to Remember" and "You Make My Life Complete". He has credited such artists as Jackie Wilson and Nat King Cole as a huge influence, the former of whom Holman has said is his biggest influence. Holman said he and Wilson toured from New Haven, Connecticut and down to Tampa, Florida. Wilson had said he wanted Holman to share his dressing room. Holman explains that Wilson had mentored him and gave him helpful advice. Holman owns his own record label Agape Records ==Personal life==

On October 29, 1968, Holman married Sheila Frances Ingrum. Together, they had three children and nine grandchildren. On October 13, 2024, Sheila died at Bryn Mawr Hospital of kidney failure at the age of 76. ==Discography==

• I Love You (1969) • A Night to Remember (1977) • United (1985) • Love Story (2007) Compilations • Eddie Holman and The Larks – Sweet Memories (1989) • ''Eddie Holman and The Larks – Eddie's My Name'' (1993) • ''This Can't Be True'' (2000) • Hey There Lonely Girl (2014) ==See also==