# Quinn Golden > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Quinn_Golden > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Quinn_Golden.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_Golden > Source revision: 1296797865 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American singer (1954–2003)}} {{More citations|date=October 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Quinton Golden | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Quinton "Quinn" Golden | birth_date = {{birth date|1954|10|25}} | birth_place = [Memphis, Tennessee](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2003|7|28|1954|10|25}} | death_place = [Memphis, Tennessee](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee), U.S. }} '''Quinton "Quinn" Golden''' (October 25, 1954{{citation needed |date=October 2022}} – July 28, 2003) was an American [soul blues](/source/soul_blues), [blues](/source/blues), and [R&B](/source/R%26B) singer from [Memphis, Tennessee](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee). ==Personal life== Quinton "Quinn" Golden{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/110738178/goldens-gentle-voice-delivered/ |title=Golden's gentle voice delivered Southern soul sound |date=2003-07-30 |last=Snow |first=Donnie |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |page=B3 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com) |access-date=2022-10-04}}{{Open access}} was born in [Memphis, Tennessee](/source/Memphis%2C_Tennessee),{{citation needed |date=October 2022}} to Bernice M. Golden. He had two sons, Kevin and Tevin. He died on July 28, 2003, at Delta Medical Center in Memphis. ==Career== A [soul blues](/source/soul_blues), [blues](/source/blues), and [R&B](/source/R%26B) singer, Quinn sang with [Rufus Thomas](/source/Rufus_Thomas), Ollie and the Nightingales and [The Bar-Kays](/source/The_Bar-Kays). Later he joined the [Al Green Orchestra](/source/Al_Green) and travelled with this group for seven years. Other entertainers that Quinn performed with included [Ike Turner](/source/Ike_Turner), [Shirley Brown](/source/Shirley_Brown), [Denise LaSalle](/source/Denise_LaSalle), [Bobby Rush](/source/Bobby_Rush_(musician)) and Carl Sims. During his career, Quinn also wrote songs with and/or collaborated with such artists as Carl Sims, Ollie Nightingale, [Lee "Shot" Williams](/source/Lee_%22Shot%22_Williams), Chuck Roberson, [J. Blackfoot](/source/J._Blackfoot) and Toni Greene. Other entertainers that Quinn worked with included [Barry White](/source/Barry_White), [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan) and [Ron Woods](/source/Ron_Woods). In 1990, Quinn released his first solo album, ''I'm Serious About Your Love'', on the Traction label out of [Jackson, Mississippi](/source/Jackson%2C_Mississippi). In 1991, a single from this album, "Cover You With A Kiss" won several awards at the Jackson Music Awards in Jackson, Mississippi. Later in Quinn's career, he signed with Ecko Records of Memphis, Tennessee. During his tenure with Ecko, Quinn recorded several CDs which included ''Cover You With A Kiss'', ''What's The Name Of That Thang'', ''A Little Sumpin' Sumpin''', ''On Q.'', and his last release, ''Bottoms Up!''. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080416235759/http://www.eckorecords.com/featureartists.html Ecko Records] *[http://www.soulbluesmusic.com/quinngoldenpage.htm Soulbluesmusic.com] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Quinn}} Category:1954 births Category:2003 deaths Category:Singers from Memphis, Tennessee Category:20th-century American singers Category:20th-century American male singers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Quinn Golden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_Golden) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_Golden?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.