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Jewel AkensJewel Akens Jewel Akens American R&B singer (1933–2013) Jewel Eugene Akens (September 12, 1933 – March 1, 2013)[1][2] was an American singer and record producer. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Jewel Akens Background information Born Jewel Eugene Akens (1933-09-12)September 12, 1933 Houston, Texas, U.S. Died March 1, 2013(2013-03-01) (aged 79) Inglewood, California, U.S. Occupations Singer, record producer Close Career He recorded with The Medallions on Dootone, with the Four Dots on Freedom, and then with singer Eddie Daniels as "Jewel and Eddie" on the Silver Records label in 1960. A number of his recordings featured Eddie Cochran on guitar. He later went solo and recorded "The Birds and the Bees" in 1964, on the Era Records label. The single… (Source: Wikipedia)
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