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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. Feb 24, 2017 · Leon Ware, 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. Though the cause of death has ...

  5. Feb 24, 2017 · Leon Ware, the much-admired and widely-travelled soul artist, writer and producer, passed away on 23 February 2017 at the age of 77. He wrote for many of the leading names in the R&B world ...

  6. Feb 24, 2017 · Perhaps best known for producing and co-writing Marvin Gaye’s 1976 album, I Want You, Ware began his career as a Motown songwriter. He worked with the likes of The Isley Brothers, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, and also made his mark on the neo-soul scene by co-writing Maxwell’s hit Sumthin’ Sumthin, taken from his 1996 debut album Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite.

  7. Leon Ware is one such name. The renowned songwriter, singer, and producer who made a name for himself in the highest echelons of soul and R&B music for more than 50 years, died Thursday, Feb. 21 ...

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