# Lee Dorsey

> Irving Lee Dorsey was an American pop and R&B singer during the 1960s. His biggest hits were "Ya Ya" (1961) and "Working in the Coal Mine" (1966). Much of his work was produced by Allen Toussaint, with instrumental backing provided by the Meters.

*American pop/R&B singer (1924–1986)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/lee-dorsey

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1926-12-24
- **Died:** 1986-12-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 13.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1156935/ (@nm1156935)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/44129)
- [لي دورسي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A)
- [لى دورسى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%89)
- [لی دورسی](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [لی دورسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [リー・ドーシー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23388f69-9c11-44a6-b832-b9071db3423e)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356763)
- [Lee Dorsey](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3492585)

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