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List Of New Jack Swing Artists
This list contains singers and groups who performed in the new jack swing (or swingbeat) style, a hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s. It developed as many previous music genres did, by combining elements of jazz, R&B, funk and hip hop. The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine and hardware samplers Artists *Paula Abdul * Babyface * Ricky Bell *Michael Bivins *Mary J. Blige *Toni Braxton *Bobby Brown * Tevin Campbell *Mariah Carey *Jane Child *Ronnie DeVoe *Father MC *Aretha Franklin ('' What You See Is What You Sweat'' era) * Dr. Freeze * Doug E. Fresh *Debbie Gibson *Johnny Gill *Jasmine Guy * Aaron Hall *Heavy D *Whitney Houston *Janet Jackson *Michael Jackson ('' Dangerous'' era) *DJ Jazzy Jeff *Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis *Montell Jordan * R. Kelly (early work) *Johnny Kemp * Tara Kemp *Kool Moe Dee *Joey Lawrence *Gerald Levert *MC Hammer * Epic Mazur (90s work) *Brian McKnight (early work) *Cindy Morga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jack Swing
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley, Bernard Belle, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Dallas Austin, new jack swing was most popular from the late 1980s to early 1990s. New jack swing can be defined as "pop music usually performed by black musicians that combines elements of jazz, funk, rap, and rhythm and blues." New jack swing producers created synthesized tunes and sampled beats, using digital synthesizers (such as the Yamaha DX7 and Roland D50), drum machines (such as the Roland TR-808) and samplers (such as the SP-1200 and Akai samplers), to lay an "insistent beat under light melody lines and clearly enunciated vocals." The TR-808 in particular was sampled to create distinctive, syncopated, swung rhythms, with its snare sound being especially prominent. History Kyle West remembered 1985 as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baltimore Sun
''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local, regional, national, and international news. Founded in 1837, the newspaper was owned by Tribune Publishing until May 2021, when it was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media. David D. Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, closed a deal to buy the paper on January 15, 2024. History 19th century ''The Sun'' was founded on May 17, 1837, by Arunah Shepherdson Abell and two associates, William Moseley Swain from Rhode Island, and Azariah H. Simmons from Philadelphia, where they had started and published the '' Public Ledger'' the year before. Abell became a journalist with the ''Providence Patriot'' and later worked with newspapers in New York City and Boston.Van Doren, Charles and Robert McKendry, ed., ''Webster's American Biographies''. (Springfield, Massa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/ pop group New Edition and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. Gill has released eight solo albums, three albums with New Edition, two albums with LSG, and one collaborative album with Stacy Lattisaw. Gill has sold over 15 million copies worldwide as a solo artist. Early life Gill was born on May 22, 1966, in Washington, D.C., the son of Johnny Gill Sr., a Baptist minister, and his wife, Annie Mae Gill, who had four boys. He started singing at the age of five, performing in church in a family gospel group called Little Johnny and "Wings of Faith". The group included his brothers Bobby, Jeff, and Randy Gill, a solo recording artist and member of the group II D Extreme. Gill attended Kimball Elementary, Sousa Junior High, and Duke Ellington School of the Arts. His career dictated that he complete his high-sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Gibson
Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She released her debut album ''Out of the Blue (Debbie Gibson album), Out of the Blue'' (1987) at age 16, writing and largely producing the material. The album spawned several international hits, later being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. One of those singles, "Foolish Beat", made Gibson the youngest female artist to write, produce, and perform a ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 number-one single. Her double-platinum second album ''Electric Youth (album), Electric Youth'' (1989) gave Gibson another U.S. number-one hit with "Lost in Your Eyes". Gibson is the sole songwriter on all of her singles to reach the top 20 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. She was recognized by ASCAP as Songwriter of the Year, along with Bruce Springsteen, in 1989. Gibson continued to record and release music throughout the 1990s and 2000s. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug E
Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is a hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) which takes the place of a given name, usually Douglas. Notable people with the name include: People A * Doug Allison (1846–1916), American baseball player * Doug Anderson (other), multiple people * Doug Applegate (other), multiple people * Doug Armstrong (born 1964), Canadian National Hockey League team general manager * Doug Armstrong (broadcaster) (1931–2015), New Zealand cricketer, television sports broadcaster and politician * Doug Aronson (born 1964), American football player B * Doug Baldwin (born 1988), American football player * Doug Baldwin (ice hockey) (1922–2007), Canadian ice hockey player * Doug Bennett (other), multiple people * Doug Bereuter (born 1939), American former politicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What You See Is What You Sweat
''What You See Is What You Sweat'' is the thirty-third studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, released on July 2, 1991, by Arista Records. It peaked at number 153 on ''Billboard''s album chart, dropping off after seven weeks. This was Franklin's first new release in the Nielsen SoundScan era. Track listing Personnel * Aretha Franklin – lead vocals, piano, background vocals * Luther Vandross - duet vocal * Michael McDonald - duet vocal * Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar * Peter Schwartz – additional keyboards * Michel Legrand – synthesizer * Franck Thore – Pan pipes * Dean Parks – guitar * Burt Bacharach – keyboards * Marcus Miller – bass guitar * Thierry Eliez – piano * Elliot Wolff – keyboards, drum programming * Teddy F. White – guitar * Al Turner – bass guitar * Buster Marbury – drums * Michael Boddicker – keyboards, programming * Larry Fratangelo – percussion * Hubert Eaves III – keyboards, drum programming * Charles Scales – syn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, greatest singer of all time. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her Gospel music, gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church (Detroit, Michigan), New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. She recorded albums such as ''I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You'' (1967), ''Lady Soul'' (1968), ''Spirit in the Dark'' (1970), ''Young, Gifted and Black'' (1972), ''Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album), Amazing Grace'' (1972), and ''Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father MC
Timothy Brown, (born September 26, 1967) also known as Father MC, is an American rapper who achieved success in the early 1990s on the Uptown Records label. Personal life Born on September 26, 1967 in Brooklyn, he grew up in Far Rockaway, Queens. Father MC appeared in the August 1996 issue of ''Playgirl'' in a photospread taken by Greg Weiner. Discography Albums * ''Father's Day Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in som ...'' (1990) * '' Close to You'' (1992) * '' Sex Is Law'' (1993) * ''This Is for the Players'' (1995) * ''No Secrets'' (1999) * ''Eat this Morning'' (2003) * ''Fam Body'' (2010) Songs * " Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated" (1990) * " I'll Do 4 U" (1990) S #20* " Lisa Baby" (1991) * " I've Been Watching You" (1991) * "One Nite Stand" (1992) S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie DeVoe
Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr. (born November 17, 1967), is an American singer and rapper known as one of the members of the R&B/ pop group New Edition, and the R&B/ hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Career DeVoe was the second-to-last member to join New Edition ( Johnny Gill being the last) after being brought in by his uncle and the group's choreographer Brooke Payne. In 1981, the group took second place at a talent show, which caught the eye of record producer Maurice Starr, who signed them to his Streetwise record label. New Edition was the biggest-selling boy band from the mid to late 1980s. After New Edition's 1990 breakup, DeVoe and fellow New Edition members Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins formed the R&B/hip-hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. Bell Biv DeVoe's 1990 debut album ''Poison'' sold more than 5 million copies and garnered five hit singles, such as "Poison" and " B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?". In 1993, DeVoe and the group released their fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Child
Jane Richmond Hyslop (born 15 February 1967), known professionally as Jane Child, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record-producer best known for her hit single "Don't Wanna Fall in Love". She is also known for her unusual fashion style, which included a hairstyle made of Spiky (hairstyle), spikes and ankle-length braids and a nose chain piercing. Early life Child was born in Toronto, and is the daughter of noted Canadian classical musician Ricky Hyslop, while her mother was a singer and pianist. She has two brothers. Child was classically trained as a pianist during her youth. Her parents taught her how to play and sing by kindergarten. The first record she ever owned was the Beatles' ''Rubber Soul'', purchased by her father so that she could learn the arrangement of "Michelle (song), Michelle". Her exposure to funk music came from having Christmases in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and listening to local music there on the beaches. At age 12 she joined the Canadian Opera Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, signature use of the whistle register, and diva persona. An Cultural impact of Mariah Carey, influential figure in music, she was ranked as the fifth-Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, greatest singer of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' in 2023. Carey rose to fame in 1990 with her Mariah Carey (album), eponymous debut album and became the only artist to have their first five singles reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, from "Vision of Love" to "Emotions (Mariah Carey song), Emotions". She achieved international success with the List of best-selling albums, best-selling albums ''Music Box (Mariah Carey album), Music Box'' (1993) and ''Daydream (Mariah Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tevin Campbell
Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. 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" 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. The debut album also included the singles " Alone With You" (produced by Al B. Sure and Kyle West, with background vocals by K-Ci and JoJo from Jodeci), and " Goodbye". His double-Platinum-selling second album, '' I'm Ready'', released in 1993, included two high-charting songs penned by Babyface; " Can We Talk" peaked at number 9 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the Billboard R&B charts, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
