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Larry Dunn
Birth name Lorenzo Russell Dunn Born (1953-06-19 ) June 19, 1953 (age 71 ) Origin Denver, Colorado , United StatesGenres Funk , disco , soul Occupation(s ) Musician , producer , songwriter Years active 1972–present Labels Columbia , ARC , Another Hit, 101 SouthWebsite http://www.larrydunnmusic.com
Musical artist
Larry Dunn (born Lorenzo Russell Dunn ; June 19, 1953) is an American keyboardist, producer and musical director. He was one of the early members of the music group Earth, Wind & Fire . Dunn was later inducted, as a former band member, into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame , the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame . Within which he's also been bestowed with ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, 7 Grammy Awards , 4 American Music Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . Dunn is a co-composer of EWF's "Shining Star ", a song that's been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame .[1] [2] [3]
Dunn has also worked with other prominent artists such as Ronnie Laws , Raphael Saadiq , Ramsey Lewis , Level 42 , The Emotions , Lenny White , Brian Culbertson and Stanley Turrentine .[4]
Earth, Wind & Fire [ edit ]
Born as Lorenzo Dunn to an Italian mother and African American father,[5] East High School in Denver, Colorado . During 1972, while in Los Angeles, Dunn joined a new band led and founded by a Chicago musician known as Maurice White by the name of Earth, Wind & Fire . As a keyboardist Dunn played with the legendary band for the next 11 years until his departure in 1983.[4] [6] [7]
Dunn went on to make a guest appearance on EWF's 2013 album Now, Then & Forever [8]
Production [ edit ]
Dunn produced Caldera on their 1977 album Sky Islands Sky Islands rose to No. 18 on the Cashbox Top Jazz Albums chart. He then co-produced Ramsey Lewis ' 1977 studio LP Tequila Mockingbird Tequila Mockingbird peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. Dunn then produced Lenny White on his 1978 album Streamline Streamline reached No. 27 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Along with White he co-produced Twennynine 's 1979 LP Best of Friends Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Together with Lenny White he again co-produced the group's 1980 album entitled Twennynine with Lenny White Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. Dunn went on to produce Ramsey Lewis on his 1980 album Routes Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] Stanley Turrentine 's 1981 LP Tender Togetherness Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[20] [21] Level 42 's 1983 album Standing in the Light Standing in the Light was certified Gold in the UK by the BPI .[22] [23]
Guest appearances [ edit ]
Dunn performed as a keyboardist on The Emotions ' 1976 album Flowers ,Deniece Williams ' 1977 album Song Bird Dee Dee Bridgewater 's 1977 LP Just Family Ronnie Laws ' 1977 album Friends & Strangers .Rejoice Take It On Up Time and Chance Lenny White 's 1978 album The Adventures of Astral Pirates . Dunn went on to play the keyboards on Ronnie Laws 1978 LP Flame Hubert Laws 1979 LP Land of Passion and Dee Dee Bridgewater's 1979 album Bad for Me [4]
He then played on Ronnie Laws' 1980 LP Every Generation Solid Ground Mr. Nice Guy Jennifer Holliday 's 1983 LP Feel My Soul [24] [4]
Dunn later featured on Morris Day 's 1985 album Color of Success Mirror Town . He then appeared on Ramsey Lewis 1987 album Keys to the City True Spirit .[4]
He later composed on Ronnie Laws' 1991 album Identity and his 1992 LP Deep Soul Brotherhood . He then played on Dean James 1997 LP Intimacy and Reel Tight 's 1999 album Back to the Real Dream a Little and his 2004 album Everlasting .[4]
Dunn later performed on Brian Culbertson 's 2008 album Bringing Back The Funk Raphael Saadiq 's 2010 LP Stone Rollin' Another Long Night Out .[4]
Discography [ edit ]
Year
CD Label
Additional info
1992
Larry Dunn Orchestra : Lover's Silhouette
Another Hit Records
Original, US release
1996
Larry Dunn Orchestra : Lover's Silhouette
101 South ( fusion label )
European release
References [ edit ]
^ "EARTH, WIND & FIRE'S Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn, and Andrew Woolfolk" . cmhof.org . Colorado Music Hall of Fame . 6 July 2023.
^ a b c d e f g "Larry Dunn" . allmusic.com .
^ "ACE Repertory" . www.ascap.com .
^ "Inner-views : LARRY DUNN" . www.smartalecmusic.com . Retrieved 2023-07-02 .
^ Aronson, Sheryl (2017-12-01). "Larry Dunn Original Member of Earth, Wind & Fire Inducted Into The Colorado Music Hall Of Fame" . The Hollywood 360 . Retrieved 2023-07-02 .
^ Guerin, Harry (October 23, 2013). "Earth, Wind & Fire - Now, Then & Forever" . rte.ie . RTÉ .
^ "Top 40 Jazz Albums" . archive.org . Vol. 39, no. 35. Cashbox . January 28, 1978. p. 43.
^ "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF) . Billboard
^ Baekgaard, Jakob (May 25, 2019). "Caldera: Caldera / Sky Islands" . allaboutjazz.com . All About Jazz .
^ "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" . Billboard Magazine . Vol. 90, no. 10. March 11, 1978. p. 42.
^ Stenhouse, Tim (November 24, 2016). "RAMSEY LEWIS 'HOT DAWGIT – THE ANTHOLOGY: THE COLUMBIA YEARS 1972-1989' 2CD (SOULMUSIC) 4/5" .
^ "Inner-views: MARCUS MILLER" . www.smartalecmusic.com . Retrieved 2023-07-02 .
^ "Twennynine Featuring Lenny White: Best of Friends (Top Soul Albums)" . billboard.com . Billboard .
^ "Twennynine Featuring Lenny White: Twennynine with Lenny White (Top Soul Albums)" . billboard.com . Billboard .
^ "Interview: Lenny White" . The Last Miles . Retrieved 2023-07-02 .
^ Marchese, Joe (2013-12-18). "Piano Jazz: Robinsongs Revives Ramsey Lewis, Richard Tee LPs on CD - The Second Disc" . theseconddisc.com . Retrieved 2023-07-02 .
^ "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs" (PDF) . americanradiohistory.com . Vol. 92, no. 41. Billboard . October 11, 1980. p. 66.
^ "Top Jazz Albums" (PDF) . Billboard
^ Leggett, Steve, "Stanley Turrentine - Tender Togetherness" , Allmusic , retrieved 2023-07-02
^ Cooper, William, "Level 42 - Standing in the Light" , Allmusic , retrieved 2023-07-02
^ "Level 42: Standing In The Light" . bpi.co.uk . BPI .
^ Ronnie Laws: Mr. Nice Guy . Capitol Records . 1983.
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