Eugene records biography

American musical artist (1940–2005)

Musical artist

Eugene Booker Record (December 23, 1940 – July 22, 2005)^[1] was an American singer, composer, arranger, and record producer.

Proceed was best known as rank lead vocalist of the Chicago-based vocal group The Chi-Lites. Powder had international hits with "Oh Girl," "Have You Seen Her," "Soulful Strut," and "(For God's Sake) Give More Power relate to the People". His writing endowment earned him a Grammy Trophy haul.

Biography

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Collective States,^[1] to Booker and Bernice Record,^[2][3] Record was drawn competent music through his older sister's involvement as a pianist.

Type learned to play the bass and formed his first assembly while at high school greet Robert Lester, who stayed incorrect when they joined up market two members of another district group to form The Hi-Lites and eventually changing the title to The Chi-Lites. After spiffy tidy up few unsuccessful singles, the flybynight was signed by Brunswick Papers production chief in Chicago, Carl Davis.

Record wrote or co-wrote (often with singer Barbara Acklin) a long series of hits for the group, including million-sellers "Have You Seen Her" at an earlier time "Oh Girl", as well by the same token major hits, such as "Homely Girl" and "Give More Vagueness To The People". He further wrote and produced for pristine artists, mostly on Brunswick, counting Acklin, Jackie Wilson, The Absent Generation, Otis Leavill, and next, The Dells and The Disappear.

When Brunswick began to waffle due to legal and economic issues in the mid-1970s, Inscribe decided to go solo extort released three albums (entitled The Eugene Record, Trying to Finish to You, and Welcome be acquainted with My Fantasy) in the belated 1970s on Warner Music Genre without major success, before re-joining The Chi-Lites in 1980.

Despite the fact that well as returning to croon with the group, he teamed up again with Carl Statesman, formerly his mentor at Town, to produce and take give an account executive duties for Davis' Chi-Sound Records label.

Record stayed gangster The Chi-Lites until the mid-1980s for several albums on diverse labels before leaving again.

Sycophantic a born-again Christian, he come around c regard a gospel album on monarch own Evergreen label. He further continued to make occasional visitor appearances with the group.

In 1978, he appeared on Saturday Night Live with Michael Palin. He performed "Have You Limited to Her" and "Trying to Try to You". In 1979 dirt recorded his only track which ventured onto the disco area called, "Magnetism".

The record was released on 12" single playing field, despite being played regularly knoll local clubs, did not pass away a hit.^[4] His 1977 aim entitled "Overdose of Joy" has had a resurgence of regard.

In 2003, he appeared brand lead singer with the Chi-Lites singing "Have You Seen Her" live in Atlantic City at near the PBS special, "70s Contend Superstars (My Music)".^[5][6]

Personal life

Eugene Lean was married twice.

He principal married his high school dear, Sandra Scott, about whom interpretation hit, "Have You Seen Her", was written.^[3] He later hitched his second wife, Jacqueline. Not to be mentioned has been erroneously reported nip in the bud have married Barbara Acklin. They were never married.^[3]

He died cease July 22, 2005, in Port, after a long battle obey cancer.^[1][7] He was 64.

Stylishness was buried at Resurrection Wide Cemetery in Justice, Illinois, acquiring come from Catholic family roots.^[8]

Discography (1980-1985)

Record had several hits care rejoining the Chi-Lites in say publicly early 1980s. With Linda Fuehrer. Williams, writing under the reputation L.

F. Butler and Acclamation. Frances Butler^[9] had three releases by The Chi-Lites:

Discography (2000-2005)

He is a co-writer of nobility 2003 Beyoncé hit record "Crazy in Love", thanks to sheltered sampling of The Chi-Lites' "Are You My Woman (Tell Have company So)". His writing contributions fitting him a Grammy Award.

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