Leon Ware
American recording artist, songwriter and composer (1940–2017)
Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) was an American music artist, songwriter and composer. He was born in Detroit, Michigan.
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. He was known for co-producing the latter's album and the song I Want You.
Ware died on February 23, 2017 from complications of prostate cancer in Los Angeles, California, aged 77.[1]
References
change- ↑ Spice, Anton (1940-02-16). "Soul legend Leon Ware dies aged 77". Thevinylfactory.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
Other websites
change- Artist page at Soul Walking
- Brief profile of Leon Ware mentions childhood blindness and attending same school as Stevie Wonder
- Leon Ware interview by Dan Dodds at Soul Jones
- Leon Ware 2012 Interview at Soulinterviews.com Archived 2017-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
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