John legend life biography

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He has worked with a number of established musicians before signing to Kanye West in Episode: "Whose Vote Counts". In , Legend performed in The People Speak , a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn 's A People's History of the United States.

In an innovative arrangement, his third major-label release, the concert album Live from Philadelphia , was created as an exclusive for the Target department store chain. July 20, Complete List s s s s s s s. Critics raved about the album. John Klenkok. His friend, a backup singer on the album, bragged about Legend's musical prowess; Hill was sufficiently impressed with his keyboard skills to give him a part playing piano on the song "Everything Is Everything," which would later become a huge hit.

Interview , August , p. Retrieved April 17, Retrieved February 9, Chicago poet James "J" Ivey began calling him Legend because of his old-school soul sound, and when the name began to stick, Legend decided it would make a good stage name. Legend has won thirteen Grammy Awards. Career: Bethel AME Church, choir director, ; session musician and backup vocalist for various artists, —.

His voice, which could rise from deep and dusky to soaring and clear, impressed, as did his clean, traditional musical arrangements. When he was 19, a friend who was also friends with hip-hop and soul singer Lauryn Hill introduced him to Hill and had him play piano for her.

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In , Legend stated that his parents were divorced for 12 years before reuniting. They expect you to kind of stay in the same place you were at when you started out. She then added "not the White House", while Legend mentioned "it was not at the White House, he was not elected yet". John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Whereas I feel I want my career to be defined by the fact that I'm NOT gonna stay in the same place, and that I'm always gonna try new things and experiment.

May 2, Interview, August , p. Rolling Stone. During one studio session for West's album, Chicago poet and spoken word artist J.