What is Gerson King Combo?
[[File:Gerson King Combo (Cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Gérson Rodrigues Côrtes''' (30 November 1943 &ndash; 22 September 2020) was a Brazilian soul funk singer-songwriter. He was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. He began his career in performing on the variety program ''Hoje é Dia de Rock''. He founded and performed in the 1960s musical group [[Formula 7]]. He was also a key person in the 1970s [[counterculture]] movent [[Black Rio]]. Côrtes died on 22 September 2020 in Rio de Janeiro from [[diabetes]]-related problems, aged 76.<ref>[https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/noticia/2020/09/23/morre-gerson-king-combo-cantor-pioneiro-do-soul.ghtml Gerson King Combo, cantor pioneiro do soul e funk, morre aos 76 anos] {{in lang|pt}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Combo, Gerson King}} [[Category:1943 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Brazilian singer-songwriters]] [[Category:Singers from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Writers from Rio de Janeiro]] {{bio-stub}}