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Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) 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 was born in Detroit on Feb. 16, 1940. His father, Frank, worked on the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company, and his mother, the former Vera Hill, ran a beauty school.
Feb 24, 2017 · The producer and singer, who wrote hits for Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, died on Thursday. He co-produced and co-wrote Gaye's classic 1976 LP I Want You and also worked with Riperton, Minnie Riperton and Maxwell.
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Feb 24, 2017 · Leon Ware was a prolific and influential artist who wrote and produced for Motown, Ike & Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and many others. He also released several solo albums, including Musical Massage and Moon Ride, and had his songs sampled by hip-hop stars.
Feb 24, 2017 · The songwriter behind hits for R&B titans including Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, the Isley Brothers and Quincy Jones died on Thursday at the age of 77. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in the mid-’00s and had a solo record contract of his own. He co-wrote and co-produced many songs for Motown and other artists.
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- Jordan Runtagh
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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 · In a review of a Leon Ware show at New York's Blue Note club in 2008, The New York Times' Jon Pareles wrote that his performances were "incantations delivered in weightless, improvisatory vocals ...
