# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lee-dorsey
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:45:31.792Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lee-dorsey"
name: "Lee Dorsey"
slug: "lee-dorsey"
description: "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."
tagline: "American pop/R&B singer (1924–1986)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dorsey.tif?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1926-12-24"
deathDate: "1986-12-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.46
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.42851733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1156935/"
    handle:    "nm1156935"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/44129"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A"
    title: "لي دورسي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%89"
    title: "لى دورسى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C"
    title: "لی دورسی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8C"
    title: "لی دورسی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "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"
    title: "リー・ドーシー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Dorsey"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/23388f69-9c11-44a6-b832-b9071db3423e"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356763"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3492585"
    title: "Lee Dorsey"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump