▁Dictionary ▁of ▁National ▁Biography , ▁Oxford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁accessed ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Helen ▁Sau nd ers , ▁Works ▁in ▁T ate ▁Gallery ▁collection ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁death s ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁English ▁pain ters ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁women ▁artists ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁S lade ▁School ▁of ▁Fine ▁Art ▁Category : Art ists ▁from ▁London ▁Category : English ▁women ▁pain ters ▁Category : V ort ic ists <0x0A> </s> ▁Don ▁Wilson ▁Var ner ▁( 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁– ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁soul ▁singer . ▁ ▁Var ner ▁was ▁a ▁bar it one ▁who ▁sang ▁both ▁u pt em po ▁soul ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁soul ▁style ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ball ads . ▁ ▁Career ▁Born ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁Alabama , ▁Var ner ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁neighborhood ▁as ▁Edd ie ▁K end r icks ▁co - found er ▁of ▁The ▁T empt ations . ▁ ▁Var ner ▁moved ▁to ▁Chicago ▁after ▁high ▁school ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁music ▁career ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁Alabama ▁after ▁six ▁years ▁to ▁record ▁in ▁Mus cle ▁Sho als . ▁at ▁Rick ▁Hall ' s ▁FA ME ▁Studios . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁songs ▁including ▁" I