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Anita Baker was born on January 26, 1958, in Toledo, Ohio.When she was two, her mother abandoned her and Baker was raised by a foster family in Detroit, Michigan. [9] When Baker was 12, her foster parents died and her foster sister raised her afterwards. [9]
Michael J. Powell is an American R&B musician, record producer and arranger who is best known for his work as producer for eight time Grammy Award-winning soul / R&B vocalist Anita Baker. [1] Powell was born in Chicago and lived there until his family moved to Detroit when he was nine years old. In 1974, he formed a band called Chapter 8.
In 1986, Anita Baker recruited the group to a concert in Los Angeles for her Rapture Tour. [3] [7] In that same year, they secured a record deal with Zebra/MCA, where their debut album, Celebrate, was released. [5] [2] The album peaked at No. 48 in December 1986 on the Top Jazz Albums chart. [8] The album drew inspiration from Metheny's jazz ...
OXON HILL, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 05: Singer Anita Baker onstage during 2019 Urban One Honors at MGM National Harbor on December 05, 2019 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Anita Baker is flying solo for the remainder of her “Songstress Tour” after going on a Twitter tirade about the harassment she has been allegedly receiving from Babyface fans. “After ...
Anita Baker is axing Babyface from her tour. On Wednesday, the 65-year-old singer took to Twitter to announce that she's continuing The Songstress Tour alone, without her opening act."After ...
Singer Anita Baker introduced Tamia to American basketball player Grant Hill through a blind date in Detroit, Michigan, in 1996. [42] After a courtship of about three years, the pair wed on July 24, 1999, in a private reception in Battle Creek. [43] The ceremony was officiated by Hill's cousin, Rev. John H. Grant, and attended by 250 guests. [43]
Giving You the Best That I Got is the third album by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker, released in 1988.It was Baker's first and only #1 album in the US, her second #1 R&B Album, and was certified 3× platinum in 1989 by the RIAA.