Stokes first rose to prominence in the early 1970s working with Clarence Avant on his Sussex Records label, when writing for and producing acts such as Bill Withers, Creative Source, The Soul Searchers, Faith, Hope & Charity, and Dennis Coffey. When Sussex folded in June 1975, Stokes moved over to Roadshow Records. More success came writing and producing Enchantment's first three albums, along with writing songs for Brass Construction, BT Express, Shirley Caesar (1978), and then Nature's Divine on Infinity Records (1979). In the early 1980s, Stokes took over as A&R at A&M Records where he signed Janet Jackson. Stokes has continued to songwrite and produce, working with L.T.D "Kickin' Back"(1981), Active Force (1983), Enchantment (1983), Magic Lady (1988), Sherrick (1987), Patti LaBelle (1991), Morris Day (1992), Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Jesse Powell. The journalist Paul Grein, who writes for Billboard, also for The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo, Stereogum, The Grammy Awards, Hits, and The Tolucan Times quoted Michael Stokes working alongside Herb Alpert, as he said in his own words the "millifluous" 1981 album Magic Man. This quotation is in the inlay details of A&M Classics Volume 20 CD by Herb Alpert (1987), that celebrated the A&M label's 25th anniversary.
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Michael Stokes at Soulwalking.co.uk
Michael Stokes at Discogs
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michael, stokes, record, producer, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, biography, living, person, includes, list, references, related, reading, extern. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This biography of a living person includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s use of external links may not follow Wikipedia s policies or guidelines Please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Michael Stokes born September 26 1955 in Detroit Michigan is an American record producer former A amp M Records executive and songwriter who is best known for producing Enchantment working with Janet Jackson and Creative Source Michael StokesBirth nameMichael Lee StokesAlso known asMike StokesBorn 1955 09 26 September 26 1955 age 68 Detroit Michigan United StatesGenresR amp B dance soul disco funkOccupation s Musician record producer songwriterInstrument s KeyboardsYears active1970 presentLabelsSussex Roadshow A amp M MotownBiography editStokes first rose to prominence in the early 1970s working with Clarence Avant on his Sussex Records label when writing for and producing acts such as Bill Withers Creative Source The Soul Searchers Faith Hope amp Charity and Dennis Coffey When Sussex folded in June 1975 Stokes moved over to Roadshow Records More success came writing and producing Enchantment s first three albums along with writing songs for Brass Construction BT Express Shirley Caesar 1978 and then Nature s Divine on Infinity Records 1979 In the early 1980s Stokes took over as A amp R at A amp M Records where he signed Janet Jackson Stokes has continued to songwrite and produce working with L T D Kickin Back 1981 Active Force 1983 Enchantment 1983 Magic Lady 1988 Sherrick 1987 Patti LaBelle 1991 Morris Day 1992 Smokey Robinson Gladys Knight and Jesse Powell The journalist Paul Grein who writes for Billboard also for The Los Angeles Times The Hollywood Reporter Yahoo Stereogum The Grammy Awards Hits and The Tolucan Times quoted Michael Stokes working alongside Herb Alpert as he said in his own words the millifluous 1981 album Magic Man This quotation is in the inlay details of A amp M Classics Volume 20 CD by Herb Alpert 1987 that celebrated the A amp M label s 25th anniversary References editExternal links editMichael Stokes at Soulwalking co uk Michael Stokes at Discogs Discogs nbsp This article about an American record producer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Stokes record producer amp oldid 1151738016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
