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Randy Crawford (born Veronica Crawford, February 18, 1952, in Macon, Georgia), is a jazz and R&B singer.
Crawford first polished her craft at club gigs from Cincinnati to St. Tropez, but made her name in mid 1970s in New York, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson and Cannonball Adderley.
She then led R&B veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic big hit “Street Life” (1979). Her follow up solo efforts included “‘One Day I’ll Fly Away” (1980, Grand Prize for Tokyo International Music Festival); “You Might Need Somebody” (1981); and “Rainy Night In Georgia” (1981); which all became soul standards. Secret Combination (1981) stayed on the Billboard album chart for 60 weeks, after which her profile dipped, despite a return to the Top 10 with “Almaz” in (1986).
Naked And True (1995) brought Crawford back to her roots: it included Benson’s “Give Me The Night”, and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelicists Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and The Fred Wesley Horns. But she enjoyed her highest profile of the decade when rising starlet Shola Ama had a worldwide hit with a cover of “You Might Need Somebody” in 1997.
She still continues to make great R&B hits and performs on various Jazz Festivals around the world.
Crawford first polished her craft at club gigs from Cincinnati to St. Tropez, but made her name in mid 1970s in New York, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson and Cannonball Adderley.
She then led R&B veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic big hit “Street Life” (1979). Her follow up solo efforts included “‘One Day I’ll Fly Away” (1980, Grand Prize for Tokyo International Music Festival); “You Might Need Somebody” (1981); and “Rainy Night In Georgia” (1981); which all became soul standards. Secret Combination (1981) stayed on the Billboard album chart for 60 weeks, after which her profile dipped, despite a return to the Top 10 with “Almaz” in (1986).
Naked And True (1995) brought Crawford back to her roots: it included Benson’s “Give Me The Night”, and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelicists Bootsy Collins, Bernie Worrell and The Fred Wesley Horns. But she enjoyed her highest profile of the decade when rising starlet Shola Ama had a worldwide hit with a cover of “You Might Need Somebody” in 1997.
She still continues to make great R&B hits and performs on various Jazz Festivals around the world.
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You Bring The Sun Out
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One Hello
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Imagine
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RZmanTM wrote:
Одно из лучшего что я слышал, мега вокал. Peace
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mvcaugusto wrote:
Votei e mudou ahahaha
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Sunzy wrote:
Beautiful voice. My mum introduced me to her a few years back. Really love her music.
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Whiskerss wrote:
When I Get Over You is really a smooth one.!
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SurgarLo19 wrote:
I just love you Randy Crawford, youve brought love and joy into my life, and into my husbands life..We both love and thank you so much in christ we love you sister..stay bless and keep on bringing those songs..Your a Heaven sent. God bless you always.. Love A Diamond in da rough!
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tgaither wrote:
This girl can sing.
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AntBeeMomofuku wrote:
One of the best and most unique voices in music, I love her! I could never imagine anyone else singing "Streetlife" but her.
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dr52 wrote:
almaz.... it's the greatest song
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dragonskinavi wrote:
Almaz.....
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EmmaKSpence wrote:
I Love this womans voice, Almaz is one of my favourite songs FOR SENSUAL PIANO, SOULFUL VOICE CHECK OUT: www.last.fm/music/Emma+K+Spence/The+Piano+Sessions
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staytooned wrote:
Give me the night.
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Beautifulmpa wrote:
So sexy, smooth and smoldering. I just love her voice and style then, now and always.
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malinkainka wrote:
JEST WSPANIAŁA..
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cri_1975 wrote:
Magic Randy. BUT, please,show the song "WHY".... Without it too much of her is missing.
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FairyGirlie wrote:
Fantastic singer love her so much
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LondonLouis wrote:
Shame that not much of her work is fully accessible through last.fm. Rainy Night in Georgia is one that has stuck in my mind for decades.
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custumers wrote:
I love this singer so much. I got all his albums here http://www.last.fm/music/Randy+Crawford
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Love Randy? Love divas? Well if you're suffering a rainy night in Georgia, follow the streetlife saying one hello to Divas!, a brand new Last.FM group where you can celebrate the music of the greatest divas in the world - http://www.last.fm/group/Divas%21
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peotech wrote:
Voice of an angel. There has never been, and will never be a voice like this again.
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DocterD wrote:
how i love her cover of imagine from john lennon. always makes me cry :*)
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