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Grover Washington Jr. Fast Facts
Birthday
*** ,1943
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Death day
December 17, 1999 (56 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Sagittarius
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Celebrities born on December 12
Born in 1943
Born in Buffalo, New York
Sagittarius named Grover
Saxophonists from New York
Saxophonists born in United States
56 years old celebrities
First name Grover
Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. adalah pemain saksofon jazz-funk / soul-jazz Amerika. Bersama dengan George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Dave Grusin, Herb Alpert dan Spyro Gyra, dia dianggap oleh banyak orang sebagai salah satu pendiri genre jazz yang mulus. Ia menulis beberapa dokumennya dan kemudian menjadi kurator dan produser. Selama 1970-an dan 1980-an, Washington mencapai beberapa hit genre yang paling berkesan termasuk "Mister Magic", "Reed Seed", "Black Frost", "Winelight", "Inner City Blues" dan "The Best is Yet to Come". Selain itu, ia sering tampil dengan artis lain, termasuk Bill Withers dalam "Just the Two of Us", Patti LaBelle dalam "The Best Is Yet to Come" dan Phyllis Hyman dalam "A Sacred Kind of Love." Dia juga dikenang karena penampilan lagu klasik "Take Five" oleh Dave Brubeck dan "Soulful Strut" versi 1996. Washington menyukai saksofon berlapis nikel hitam yang dibuat oleh Julius Keilwerth.
Birth nameGrover Washington Jr.
BornDecember 12, 1943, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedDecember 17, 1999, Manhattan, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz, soul, R&B, jazz-funk, soul-jazz, smooth jazz
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter, arranger, producer
InstrumentsVocals, soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, flute
Years active1967–1999
LabelsKudu, Motown, Elektra, Columbia
Associated actsThe Blackout All-Stars

About Grover Washington Jr.

Saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. was born on December 12, 1943 in Buffalo, New York, United States (He dies at the age of 56, on December 17, 1999).

Pelopor genre jazz halus yang merupakan komposer produktif, dengan hits termasuk "Reed Seed" dan "Black Frost." ia merilis album solo Inner City Blues.

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Grover Washington Jr. before becoming famous

Grover Washington Jr. was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1943 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Dia menerima saksofon pertamanya ketika dia berusia delapan tahun dan kemudian menjadi musisi lepas di New York.

Achievement of Grover Washington Jr.

Terobosan besar Washington terjadi ketika dia memiliki kesempatan untuk merekam Kudu Records dari Creed Taylor karena Saxophonist Hank Crawford tidak muncul.

Grover Washington Jr.'s Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Ia lahir di Buffalo dan dibesarkan oleh pemain saksofon dan penyanyi gereja.

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Dia berkolaborasi dengan Soul Singer Bill Withers dalam lagu pemenang Grammy Award "Just the Two of Us."

Bill Withers (1938 - 2020) (Soul Singer)
Bill Withers (1938 - 2020)

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Grover Washington Jr. Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Grover Washington Jr. updated on March 21 2023.