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- Evolver
- Released 2008
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- Get Lifted
- Released 2004
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- Once Again
- Released 2006
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- Get Lifted/Once Again
- Released 2008
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biography
Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend combined the raw fervor of contemporaries Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. Born John Stephens, Legend was a child prodigy who grew up in Ohio, where he began singing gospel and playing piano at the tender age of five. Legend left Ohio at 16 to attend college in Philadelphia, and it was there that he first found a larger audience. Not yet out of his teens, Legend was tapped to play piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything" in 1998. After completing college, he moved to New York, where he began to build a loyal following playing in nightclubs and releasing CDs that he would sell at shows. He also became an in-demand session musician, playing and occasionally writing for a wide array of artists, including Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson, and Kanye West. It wasn't until West signed the young talent to his new label that he adopted the Legend name with 2004's Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory. Get Lifted, his first studio album, was released later in the year. On the strength of enduring single "Ordinary People," the album reached the Top Five of the Billboard 200. This led to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Once Again, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B/hip-hop Albums chart, followed in October 2006. Live from Philadelphia, sold exclusively at Target stores, was a successful stopgap release that predated October 2008's Evolver. ~ Wade Kergan, All Music Guide
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Wow
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- By iFroggie
- 8/13/2009 03:43:20
- You got a great taste of music
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- By bahholmes
- 8/7/2009 01:25:03
- I LOVE JOHN LEGEND
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OOOh BABY!
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- By Smurf4
- 6/15/2009 20:10:47
- I believe what ever he sings will be my baby making music.
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Hmmmm
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- By Scizzle333
- 5/29/2009 12:55:03
- I have always been a fan of the man until I heard him live and he was not good. For some reason, that really has effected my opinion of him. I can't front though, Ordinary People & If You're Out There are my jams!
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Beast
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- By Ukrana4iv
- 12/18/2008 03:49:12
- He is both vocally and musiclly masterful
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