1. Leon Ware was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer.
13 Facts About Leon Ware
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Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Maxwell, Minnie Riperton and Marvin Gaye, co-producing the latter's album I Want You.
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Leon Ware was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Leon Ware's mother was a minister and a pianist for their local Baptist church and his father worked for Ford Motor Co.
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Leon Ware was blind for two years after he had an accident with a slingshot when he was five years old.
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Leon Ware worked at ABC Records as an arranger and songwriter before he joined Motown as a songwriter in 1967.
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Around this time, Leon Ware began collaborating with Arthur "T-Boy" Ross, younger brother of Diana Ross.
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Leon Ware wrote for numerous artists during this period including Donny Hathaway and The Miracles.
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Leon Ware finally achieved chart success when he released his third album, Inside Is Love, via Fabulous Records in 1979.
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Elektra financed a follow-up, and Ware's fifth album, Leon Ware, was released in 1982.
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Leon Ware was married to Carol Ware from 1980 until his death.
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Leon Ware died in Marina del Rey, California, on February 23,2017, from complications of prostate cancer.
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Leon Ware wrote and co-wrote dozens of songs for various artists, some of his credits include:.