Hubert Eaves III is a keyboardist, songwriter and record producer. In the early 1980s, he worked on hits by the dance act D-Train. He also did session work with

Mtume Mtume (pronounced ''em-tu-may'') was an American funk and soul group that rose to prominence during the early 1980s and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously played and toured with M ...

Biography

Eaves was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he was taught piano by his father.Hubert Eaves Interview
''Soul Interviews''. Retrieved 25 March 2020 He began his career in the 1970s as a session

keyboard Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

player for the band

. He later produced for artists such as

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

, Stephanie Mills, Madonna, Luther Vandross,

Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. Nicknamed " The Voice", she is one of the bestselling music artists of all time, with sales of over 200 million records worldwide. Houston i ...

, Aretha Franklin and

Phyllis Hyman Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s, some of her most notable songs were "You Know How to Love Me" ...

. In 1977, Eaves released his only solo album '' Esoteric Funk''. During the 1980s he worked alongside

James D-Train Williams James Nelson Williams (born 1962), known by the stage name D Train, is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and actor. He rose to fame in the early 1980s with the release of his first album “ You're the One for Me” (wor ...

as the duo D Train. They enjoyed success with the songs " You're the One for Me" and "

Keep On ''Keep On'' is the third studio album by English singer Will Young. It was released on 21 November 2005, debuting at number 2 on the albums chart in the United Kingdom, as the album sold 107,318 copies in its first week. However, its biggest sal ...

". He later produced Williams' solo albums ''

Miracles of the Heart ''Miracles of the Heart'' is the first solo studio album by James D-Train Williams known also as part of the American urban/ post-disco group D Train. The record was released in 1986 by Columbia Records in the US and via CBS Records in the Unit ...

'' (1986) and ''

In Your Eyes IN, In or in may refer to: Places * India (country code IN) * Indiana, United States (postal code IN) * Ingolstadt, Germany (license plate code IN) * In, Russia, a town in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Businesses and organizations * Independ ...

'' (1988).

Discography

Solo work * '' Esoteric Funk'' (1977) With

Gary Bartz Gary Bartz (born September 26, 1940) is an American jazz saxophonist. He has won two Grammy Awards. Biography Bartz studied at the Juilliard School. In the early 1960s, he performed with Eric Dolphy and McCoy Tyner in Charles Mingus' Jazz Wor ...

* ''I've Known Rivers and Other Bodies'' (Concord/Universal, 1973) With

Carlos Garnett Carlos Garnett (born December 1, 1938) is a Panamanian-American jazz saxophonist. Biography Garnett was born on December 1, 1938, in Red Tank, Panama Canal Zone. He was interested in jazz after hearing the music of Louis Jordan and James Mood ...

*''

Journey to Enlightenment ''Journey to Enlightenment'' is an album by saxophonist Carlos Garnett which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse Records, Muse label.

'' (Muse, 1974) *'' Let This Melody Ring On'' (Muse, 1975) With

René McLean René McLean (born December 16, 1946) is a hard bop saxophonist and flutist. He was born in New York City. He started playing guitar before receiving an alto saxophone and instruction from his father, the alto saxophonist Jackie McLean.Allmusic ...

*'' Watch Out'' (SteepleChase, 1975)

References

External links

Hubert Eaves III
at

Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the ...

Living people Musicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota Year of birth missing (living people) {{Music-producer-stub