R&B Legend James Mtume Passes Away at 76
Source: Black America Web
Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and activist, James “Mtume” Forman has reportedly passed away at 76.
As noted by NBC News, “Mtume’s career began in the 1970s as a percussionist for Freddie Hubbard and Lonnie Liston Smith. He also worked with Miles Davis on several projects and started making his rounds as a songwriter. Therefore, he became the “secret recipe,” for several pivotal R&B singers’ careers, including Duke Ellington, Phyllis Hyman, Teddy Pendergrass and Mary J. Blige“.
Mtume also made a transitioned from a jazz trailblazer to an R&B pioneer as a way to make himself distinct in the music industry. Mtume teamed up with Reggie Lucas and co-wrote Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s smash hit, “The Closer I Get to You,” Stephanie Mills’ Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Never Knew Love Like This”, which won a Grammy for best R&B song and best female vocal R&B performance.
At the time of the report, there is no cause of death.
Read more: https://blackamericaweb.com/2022/01/09/james-mtume-dead/
WTF is up with this new year?!?
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I have one of his albums and a some other songs. He had a group too. These were his biggies (from his group) -
But he was a co-writer/composer of a couple famous Roberta Flack songs including this ultimate slow jam -
Rest in peace Philly homeboy.
