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Dec 10, 2018 · Chris performed with some of the planet’s top artists in the history of music, including: Donna Summer, Johnny Mathis, Keb’ Mo, and Leon Ware, and she also composed songs for Tina Turner, The Manhattan Transfer and The Three Degrees.
Oct 12, 2009 · In Part 1 of my two-part interview with Leon, the 69-year-old songwriter-singer talks about a childhood injury that left him blind for two years, singing with jazz artists who came to Detroit in the late 1950s, being pulled in two different directions by jazz and r&b, and why he ultimately chose to become an soul songwriter:
Chris Bennett’s compositions have been recorded by: TINA TURNER, KEB MO, THE THREE DEGREES, THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER, LEON WARE, RANDY HALL, NINA STOREY, KEVIN KRAUS and many more. FEATURE FILM “MIDNIGHT EXPRESS”
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 . Early life.
Oct 13, 2009 · In Part 2 of my two-part interview series with Leon, the singer-songwriter talks about the role jazz played in 1970s soul, working the music of Miles Davis and Ahmad Jamal into Marvin Gaye's I Want You, and how authorship of the song wound up being co-credited to the late T-Boy Ross:
This second selftitled album by Leon Ware was released in 1982 at the Elektra label. Tracks 1 Slippin’ Away (David Foster, David Paich, Leon Ware) 4:14 2 Lost In Love With You (Geoffrey Leib) 3:53 3 Shelter (Leon Ware, Allee Willis) 3:57 4 Why I Came To California (Janis Siegel, Leon Ware) 4:10 5 Deeper.
May 26, 2014 · Written-By – David Foster, David Paich, Leon Ware. 4:14. A2. Lost In Love With You. Backing Vocals – Bonnie Bramlett, Chris Bennett, Joann Harris *, Rita Coolidge. Bass – Nathan East. Drums – Jeff Porcaro. Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Geoff Leib *. Guitar – Dean Parks.
