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Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) [1] was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Maxwell, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye, co-producing the latter's album I Want You.
Mar 2, 2017 · Leon Ware, a writer and producer of sensual R&B songs who was best known for a memorable collaboration with Marvin Gaye on the 1976 album “I Want You,” died on Feb. 23...
Feb 24, 2017 · Leon Ware, the singer, songwriter, producer and artist whose influence spanned soul, funk, disco, R&B, jazz and, ultimately, hip-hop, died yesterday (Feb. 23) at the age of 77. Ware’s manager...
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Feb 24, 2017 · Leon Ware, the renowned songwriter, producer and singer who penned hits for artists like Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, died Thursday. His manager confirmed the singer’s death to...
Feb 13, 2009 · Leon is joined by Brand New Heavies' Carleen Anderson and Michael Franti of Spearhead on a special and intimate set at the Paradiso venue in Amsterdam.
Feb 24, 2017 · One of the underheralded architects of soul music has died: songwriter producer and singer Leon Ware, who penned classics for such artists as Marvin Gaye, The Isley Brothers, Michael Jackson,...
Feb 23, 2017 · Leon Ware Follow Artist + Undervalued soul and quiet storm legend behind hits for the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and Minnie Riperton, as well as more than a dozen solo LPs.
Feb 24, 2017 · Leon Ware, the much-admired and widely-travelled soul artist, writer, producer and confidant of Marvin Gaye, died on 23 February 2017 at 77.
Feb 24, 2017 · Legendary soul songwriter, artist and producer Leon Ware has died at the age of 77. Perhaps best known for producing and co-writing Marvin Gaye’s 1976 album, I Want You, Ware began his career as a Motown songwriter.
We are extremely sad to report that Leon Ware, a past SoulTracks Lifetime Achievement Award winner, has died at age 77 of prostate cancer. Born and raised in Detroit, Ware joined Motown in the late 60s and by the early 70s was one of that label’s key writers – often at the expense of his own singing career.