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Tevin Campbell
Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer and songwriter. He performed gospel in his local church from an early age. Following an audition for jazz musician Bobbi Humphrey in 1988, Campbell was signed to Warner Bros. Records. In 1989, Campbell collaborated with Quincy Jones performing lead vocals for "Tomorrow (A Better You, Better Me), Tomorrow" on Jones' album ''Back on the Block'' and released his Platinum-selling debut album, ''T.E.V.I.N.'' The album included his highest-charting single to date, "Tell Me What You Want Me to Do", peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The debut album also included the singles "Alone with You (Tevin Campbell song), Alone With You" (produced by Al B. Sure and Kyle West, with background vocals by K-Ci and JoJo from Jodeci), and "Goodbye (Tevin Campbell song), Goodbye". His double-Platinum-selling second album, ''I'm Ready (Tevin Campbell album), I'm Ready'', released in 1993, included two h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuggie Otis
Johnny Shuggie Otis (born Johnny Alexander Veliotes, Jr.; November 30, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and multi-instrumentalist. Otis's composition "Strawberry Letter 23" (as recorded by The Brothers Johnson) topped the '' Billboard'' R&B chart and reached #5 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1977. He also achieved commercial success with his 1974 single "Inspiration Information" (from the album of the same title), reaching #56 on the R&B chart. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, Otis is the son of rhythm and blues pioneer, musician, bandleader, and impresario Johnny Otis, who was of Greek descent, and his wife Phyllis Walker, who was of African American and Filipinos, Filipino descent. The name "Shuggie" (short for "sugar," according to his mother) was coined by Phyllis when he was a newborn. Otis began playing guitar when he was two years old and performing professionally with his father's band at the age of eleven, often disguising h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |