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Michael J. Powell is an American R&B musician, record producer and arranger who is best known for his work as producer for eight time Grammy Award -winning soul / R&B vocalist Anita Baker. [1] Powell was born in Chicago and lived there until his family moved to Detroit when he was nine years old. In 1974, he formed a band called Chapter 8.
Chapter 8 was a Detroit soul group of the 1970s and 1980s formed by Derek Dirckson, Michael J. Powell and David Washington. Anita Baker was featured as lead vocalist on their first, self-titled album on Ariola in 1979, produced by Michael and Derek.
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) [ 1] is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. [ 1] Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983.
Professional ratings. Chapter 8 is the debut studio album by the Detroit, Michigan -based group Chapter 8. It was released in 1979. It was their only album to include lead vocals from Anita Baker before she went on to solo stardom. The album for the company that was little noticed, except for the Baker-led minor hit single "Ready for Your Love".
The Rockets were an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan founded by guitarist Jimmy McCarty and drummer Johnny "Bee" Badanjek, both former members of the group the Detroit Wheels . Along with slide and rhythm guitarist Dennis Robbins, bass guitarist John Fraga, and lead vocalist David Gilbert, The Rockets reached their pinnacle of success ...
The series takes its name from the song "Detroit Rock City" of the American rock band Kiss. [8] Detroit Metal City was later serialized in Young Animal, where it ran from September 22, 2005, [9] to April 23, 2010. [10] [11] Hakusensha collected its chapters in ten tankÅbon volumes, released from May 29, 2006, [12] to July 29, 2010. [13]
The genesis of Blues music in Detroit occurred as a result of the first wave of the Great Migration of African-Americans from the Deep South. In the 1920s, Detroit was home to a number of pianists who performed in the clubs of Black Bottom and played in the Boogie-woogie style of blues, such as Speckled Red (Rufus Perryman), Charlie Spand, William Ezell, and most prominently, Big Maceo ...