Grace Jones. In 1983, Jones's One Man Show was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Long-Form Music Video.
Eddy Grant. Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese British musician.
The Allmusic journalist Jo-Ann Greene noted: "Eddy Grant stands among an elite group of artists as one who has not just merely moved successfully across the musical spectrum, but has actually been at the forefront of genres and even created one of his own. Rafael Cameron. Wally Badarou. Wally Badarou (born Waliou Jacques Daniel Isheola Badarou, 22 March 1955) is a musician.
Odyssey (band) In the United Kingdom, the band, with its diverse musical style had more chart success, totalling five Top Ten hits between 1977 and 1982.[6] One of them, "Use It Up and Wear It Out", reached number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in 1980.
The UK follow-up single, "If You're Looking For A Way Out" had Lillian Lopez on lead vocals; the single reaching no. 6 in 1980 and spending a total of fifteen weeks in the UK chart.[6] Odyssey thus became the third US act of the year (after Fern Kinney and M.A.S.H.) to reach number one in the UK despite not charting in their home country.[7] Their later hit "Going Back to My Roots" was written and originally recorded by Lamont Dozier. Barry White. Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter ((1944-09-12)September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003(2003-07-04)), was an American composer and singer-songwriter.
During the course of his career in the music business, White achieved 106 gold albums worldwide, 41 of which also attained platinum status. White had 20 gold and 10 platinum singles, with worldwide sales in excess of 100 million, according to critics Ed Hogan and Wade Kergan.[1] His influences included Rev. James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin plus Motown artists The Supremes, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye. Early life[edit] White recalled that, "[As a child] I had a normal squeaky kid voice. Ray Parker, Jr. Early life and career[edit] Parker was born in Detroit to Ray Parker, Sr., and Venolia Parker.
He has two siblings: his brother Opelton and sister Barbara. His father died of cancer on March 12, 1992 at age 82; his mother died of Alzhemer's on December 18, 1993 at age 83. In 1972, Parker was a guest guitarist on Stevie Wonder's funk song "Maybe Your Baby" from Wonder's album Talking Book (1972). His first bona fide hit as a writer was "You Got the Love", co-written with Chaka Khan, recorded by Rufus. Billy Ocean. Billy Ocean (born Leslie Sebastian Charles; January 21, 1950) is a British recording artist who had a string of R&B international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s.
He was the most popular British R&B singer-songwriter of the early to mid-1980s.[1] After scoring his first four UK top 20 successes, seven years passed before he accumulated a series of transatlantic successes, including three U.S. number ones.[1] In 1985, Ocean won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his worldwide hit, "Caribbean Queen", and in 1987 was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male.[2]
Kool & the Gang. Lakeside (band) When The Montereys left the Tri-State area later in 1969 to pursue opportunities in New York City, Stephen Shockley and The Nomads remained behind.
Mark Wood, the other Nomads, and Stephen Shockley soon added other instrumentalists; the result was The Nomads and The Young Underground. Jide Obi. Jide Obi Ibo (born 1962) is a Nigerian music star of the 1980s.[1] Biography[edit] Jide Obi was born in England to a Nigerian barrister of England's Lincoln Inn, and a teacher.
In the late 1970s he studied law at Enugu campus of the University of Nigeria, where he became friends with fellow student Chris Okotie.[2][3] Following Okotie's success, in the early 1980s he released his debut album[4] Tonight under the Tabansi Records label.[2] Other hits included Kill Me With Love, and Front Page News. Onyeka Onwenu. Onyeka Onwenu (born 31 January 1952[1] ) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, actress, journalist, politician, and X Factor series judge.[2] She is the youngest daughter of the Nigerian educationist and politician D.K Onwenu.[3][4] Dubbed the "Elegant Stallion" by the Nigerian press, she is a former chairperson of the Imo State Council for Arts and Culture,[5][6] and currently the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Women Development.[7] Broadcasting[edit] Onwenu possess a B.A. in International Relations and Communication of the Wellesley College of Massachusetts, USA, and a Masters Degree in Media Studies from The New School for Social Research in New York.
She worked for many years at the United Nations in New York before returning to Nigeria in 1980, where she completed the mandatory one-year National Service, at the NTA where she made an impact as an articulate, incisive and fearless reporter. Christy Essien-Igbokwe. Christy Uduak Essien-Igbokwe MFR (11 November 1960 – 30 June 2011) was a Nigerian musician and actress. She was known as Nigeria's Lady of Songs. She put Nigeria's name on the world music map with her evergreen "Seun Rere" track. She was the first female president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN). She was also the chairman and managing director of Soul Train entertainment limited.