Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend combined the raw fervor of contemporaries Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. Born John Stephens, Legend was a child prodigy who grew up in Ohio, where he began singing gospel and playing piano at the tender age of five. Legend left Ohio at 16 to go to college in Philadelphia, and it was there that he first found a larger audience. Not yet out of his teens, Legend was tapped to play piano on Lauryn Hill's 'Everything Is Everything' in 1998. After completing college, he moved to New York, where he began to build a loyal following playing in nightclubs and releasing CDs that he would sell at shows. He also became an in-demand session musician, playing and occasionally writing for a wide array of artists, including Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson, and Kanye West. It wasn't until West signed the young talent to his new label that he adopted the Legend name with 2004's Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory. Get Lifted, his first studio album, was released later in the year. On the strength of enduring single 'Ordinary People,' the album reached the Top Five of the Billboard 200. This led to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Once Again followed in October 2006.
John Legend
Music:: RnB-Soul
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Added:: Friday, April 04, 2003
Tagged with: John Legend: Tracklist:
1. Depeche Mode - It's No Good (Jeremy Olander Edit)
2. EDX feat. Skylar Grey - Coming Home For Love (Pete K Bootleg)
3. Vitodito & Oza - Kawaii (Re-Lectro Extended Mix)
4. Swanky Tunes, Matisse, Sadko - The Legend
5. Michael Canitrot, Dirty South, Those Usual Suspects & Erik Hecht - Walking To The Blue Collision Alone (Rodrigo Marques Bootleg)
6. John Dahlback, Denzal Park - Feel Nammos (Pete K Bootleg)
7. Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay - In My Mind (Axwell Mix)
8. Dirty South & Thomas Gold feat. Kate Elsworth - Eyes Wide Open
9. Pete K, Thomas Gold, Calvin Harris & Kelis - Marsch Marsch Flashing Bounce (Chris Alves & Rodrigo Marques Bootleg)
10. John Dahlback - Escape
11. Kevin Doherty feat. Amba Shepherd - Lifeline (Pauls Paris Remix)
12. Chicane - Don't Give Up (Norman Doray & Albin Myers Private Bootleg Vocal Edit)
13. Otto Knows - Million Voices
14. Coldplay - Charlie Brown (Arnar Ingason Bootleg Mix) [Outro Edit]
