Keith Washington
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 Keith Washington |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Keith Washington |
| Born | November 15, 1960 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | R&B, soul, Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Producer |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Qwest Records MCA Records |
| Associated acts | Chante Moore, Kylie Minogue Gerald Levert, Marc Gordon Miki Howard |
Keith Washington (born November 15, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit, Michigan who scored a hit single in the United States in 1991 with "Kissing You," which was also used as background music for a General Hospital on ABC.[1] "Kissing You" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance Male and won a 1992 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single Male for song "Kissing You". The song also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for one week.
Washington also recorded a duet with Kylie Minogue, their co-composition "If You Were With Me Now" in 1991 (on PWL Records) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
Washington branched out in a few acting roles. He starred as himself on the series Martin in an episode called "A Woman with a Past" singing a duet with Tisha Campbell-Martin entitled "The Closer I Get to You" a classic ballad performed and made famous in 1978 by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.[2] In addition, Keith had a brief role in the TV soap opera General Hospital as "Keith Jasper." He also had a brief role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice as a hairdresser named "Dexter.".[3]
In June 2009, Washington married his longtime girlfriend, Stephanie Grimes, who is general sales manager for WGPR-FM 107.5 in Detroit. He also revealed his plans to release a new album,.[4][5] Washington has since branched out into radio himself, as he now hosts the nighttime "slow jams" show "Kisses After Dark" on Detroit radio station WDMK-FM 105.9 (Kiss-FM).
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Make Time for Love (Qwest Records, 1991) U.S. #48, U.S. R&B #1[6]
- You Make it Easy (Qwest, 1993) U.S. #100, U.S. R&B #15
- KW (MCA Records, 1998) U.S. #125, U.S. R&B #27
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions[7] | |
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| Billboard Hot 100 | US Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles | ||
| 1991 | "Are You Still in Love with Me" | - | 15 |
| "Kissing You" | 40 | 1 | |
| "Make Time for Love" | - | 22 | |
| 1992 | "When You Love Somebody" | - | 26 |
| 1993–1994 | "Believe That" | - | 30 |
| "Stay in My Corner" | - | 34 | |
| 1994 | "Trippin'" | - | 77 |
| 1998 | "Bring it On" | 63 | 22 |
[edit] References
- ^ Biography, Allmusic.com
- ^ "A Woman With A Past" YouTube.com
- ^ IMDB Keith Washington acting projects
- ^ Young, Black, and Famous- June 22, 2009 Accessed 7/3/2009.
- ^ Detroit News online Accessed 7/3/2009.
- ^ Billboard, Allmusic.com, passim.
- ^ Billboard Singles. Allmusic.com.
