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, '' Them Changes'' by

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, '' Face to Face'' by

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. As a songwriter he co-wrote "Young, Willing and Able" with

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's '' Try My Love'' album and "Power in Your Love" with

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and Michael Stokes. He was also a producer.

Background

Personal life

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/ref> He was supposed to be named Leroy Mario Henderson. A mistake on the birth certificate was made and the Mario part of his name became Marlo. He changed the more common spelling of Leroy to Leroi. In the early 1970s he played on the ''We Got To Live Together Album'' by Buddy Miles. One of the tracks he also contributed backing vocals to was "Walking Down The Highway". His musical legacy is survived by his youngest son multi instrumentalist Palo Roy Henderson, his Grandson producer and audio engineer Corwin Dewayne Henderson otherwise known as Swiffy Beats. And his Granddaughter singer/songwriter and guitarist Patience Henderson.

Professional

In addition to being a session musician, he was also an arranger and producer whose work appeared on over 50 albums. During the 1970s he was a member of Stevie Wonder's back-up band Wonderlove. Also during the 1970s he was a member of the funk group

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. In the late 1990s he was involved in the production of

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's ''Murmurs of the Heart'' album.Allmusi
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Death

He died at age 67 on 25 October 2015. Prior to his death he had been suffering from cancer.

References

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