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- Leon Ware - Come With Me, Angels
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Leon Ware
Los Angeles, USA
Leon Ware is a living legend. The critically acclaimed Motown songwriter and arranger recorded a couple of the greatest albums ever. Marvin Gaye's classic I Want You was supposed to be Ware's solo-album but Berry Gordy convinced him to collaborate with the superstar. He wrote the first No. 1 hit for Michael Jackson as a soul artist. Born in Detroit in 1940 as the seventh son of a Ford worker and a beautician, Leon Ware created his first song when he was nine years old. When the '60s began he joined the producer staff of Motown where he worked with The Isley Brothers, Ike And Tina Turner, Diana Ross - you name it. The list of collaborations include Donnie Hathaway, Quincy Jones, and Minnie Riperton - for whom he wrote the quintessential tune Inside My Love.
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