Skip Scarborough
Appearance
Skip Scarborough | |
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Birth name | Clarence Alexander Scarborough |
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | November 26, 1944
Origin | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Died | July 3, 2003 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 58)
Genres | R&B, Funk, soul, disco |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, arranger, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1960s – 2003 |
Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was a songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.
Biography
Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life.
A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.[1]
Credits
- 1970
- 1973
- 1976
- 1977
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
- "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- 1978
- "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
- "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
- "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- 1979
- "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
- "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
- 1982
- "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
- 1983
- "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
- 1988
- 1990
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
- 1992
- "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
- 1995
- "Feel the Funk" (IMx)
References
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "Skip Scarborough". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
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