Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist.[1] However, she has appeared on the Hot 100 singles chart twice. The first time was in 1979 as a guest vocalist on The Crusaders' top-40 hit "Street Life". She also dueted with Rick Springfield on the song "Taxi Dancing", which hit number 59 as the B-side of Springfield's hit "Bop Til You Drop". She has had five top-20 hits in the UK, including her 1980 number-two hit, "One Day I'll Fly Away", as well as six UK top-10 albums. Despite her American nationality, she won Best British Female Solo Artist in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards.[2] In the late 2000s, she received her first two Grammy Award nominations.
Randy Crawford
Crawford in 2008
Background information
Birth name
Veronica Crawford
Born
(1952-02-18) February 18, 1952 (age 71) Macon, Georgia, U.S.[1]
Crawford first performed at club gigs from Cincinnati to Saint-Tropez, but made her name in the mid-1970s in New York, where she sang with jazzmen George Benson and Cannonball Adderley.[3] She signed with Columbia Records and released her first single, "Knock On Wood" / "If You Say the Word" in 1972.[4][5] Adderley invited her to sing on his album, Big Man: The Legend Of John Henry (1975).[6] During a brief tenure at Columbia Records, Crawford recorded "Don't Get Caught in Love's Triangle".[6] She is also one of the vocalists on Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns' A Blow For Me, A Toot To You (1977).[7]
In 1978, Crawford sang vocals on "Hoping Love Will Last", the opening song on side two of Please Don't Touch!, which was the second solo album by the former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.[8]
Her follow-up solo efforts included "One Day I'll Fly Away" (1980) and "You Might Need Somebody" (1981), which became soul standards, and a cover of the Tony Joe White song, popularised by Brook Benton, "Rainy Night in Georgia". The album, Secret Combination (1981) stayed on the UK Albums Chart for sixty weeks, after which her profile dipped, despite a return to the UK Top Ten with "Almaz" in 1986.[3] In June 1981, Crawford also released another hit, "One Hello", from the album Windsong. She continued to record for Warner Bros through the 1990s, but was unable to score either a big R&B hit or major crossover success.[6]
Randy Crawford was set to perform "The Farewell South Africa" tour in Cape Town and Pretoria in October 2018 but it was cancelled due to her suffering a stroke.[14] This would have been Crawford's final performance prior to retiring.[15]
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For the American tennis player see Randy Crawford tennis Veronica Randy Crawford born February 18 1952 is an American jazz and R amp B singer She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist 1 However she has appeared on the Hot 100 singles chart twice The first time was in 1979 as a guest vocalist on The Crusaders top 40 hit Street Life She also dueted with Rick Springfield on the song Taxi Dancing which hit number 59 as the B side of Springfield s hit Bop Til You Drop She has had five top 20 hits in the UK including her 1980 number two hit One Day I ll Fly Away as well as six UK top 10 albums Despite her American nationality she won Best British Female Solo Artist in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards 2 In the late 2000s she received her first two Grammy Award nominations Randy CrawfordCrawford in 2008Background informationBirth nameVeronica CrawfordBorn 1952 02 18 February 18 1952 age 71 Macon Georgia U S 1 GenresJazz R amp B disco smooth jazzOccupation s SingerInstrument s VocalsYears active1975 presentLabelsColumbia Warner Bros MCA WEA PRA Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 3 Collaboration 4 Awards 4 1 Grammy Awards 4 2 Brit Awards 5 References 6 External linksCareer editCrawford first performed at club gigs from Cincinnati to Saint Tropez but made her name in the mid 1970s in New York where she sang with jazzmen George Benson and Cannonball Adderley 3 She signed with Columbia Records and released her first single Knock On Wood If You Say the Word in 1972 4 5 Adderley invited her to sing on his album Big Man The Legend Of John Henry 1975 6 During a brief tenure at Columbia Records Crawford recorded Don t Get Caught in Love s Triangle 6 She is also one of the vocalists on Fred Wesley amp The Horny Horns A Blow For Me A Toot To You 1977 7 In 1978 Crawford sang vocals on Hoping Love Will Last the opening song on side two of Please Don t Touch which was the second solo album by the former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett 8 She led R amp B veterans The Crusaders on the transatlantic hit Street Life 1979 3 9 A specially re recorded version was featured in the soundtrack for the films Sharky s Machine and Jackie Brown 6 and appeared in commercials in the early 2000s She later recorded for Warner Bros Records Crawford was named the Most Outstanding Performer at the 1980 Tokyo Music Festival 6 Crawford also recorded the love theme People Alone for the film soundtrack of The Competition on MCA Records in 1980 10 11 Her follow up solo efforts included One Day I ll Fly Away 1980 and You Might Need Somebody 1981 which became soul standards and a cover of the Tony Joe White song popularised by Brook Benton Rainy Night in Georgia The album Secret Combination 1981 stayed on the UK Albums Chart for sixty weeks after which her profile dipped despite a return to the UK Top Ten with Almaz in 1986 3 In June 1981 Crawford also released another hit One Hello from the album Windsong She continued to record for Warner Bros through the 1990s but was unable to score either a big R amp B hit or major crossover success 6 Naked And True 1995 brought Crawford back to her roots it included George Benson s Give Me the Night and confirmed her soul heritage by featuring Funkadelic members Bootsy Collins Bernie Worrell and the Fred Wesley Horns 3 She enjoyed her highest profile of the decade when rising starlet Shola Ama had a worldwide hit with her 1997 cover of You Might Need Somebody 3 Crawford recorded a live session with Joe Sample on July 24 2007 at Abbey Road Studios for Live from Abbey Road The episode she shared with David Gilmour and Amos Lee was screened on the Sundance Channel in the US and Channel 4 in the UK 12 She has sung with Bootsy Collins Johnny Bristol Quincy Jones Al Jarreau Rick Springfield Katri Helena Michael Kamen Zucchero David Sanborn Steve Hackett the Spanish band Presuntos Implicados the Norwegian jazz rock band Lava and Joe Sample amongst others 13 Randy Crawford was set to perform The Farewell South Africa tour in Cape Town and Pretoria in October 2018 but it was cancelled due to her suffering a stroke 14 This would have been Crawford s final performance prior to retiring 15 Discography editMain article Randy Crawford discography Everything Must Change 1976 Miss Randy Crawford 1977 Raw Silk 1979 Now We May Begin 1980 Secret Combination 1981 Windsong 1982 Nightline 1983 Abstract Emotions 1986 Rich and Poor 1989 Through the Eyes of Love 1992 The Very Best of Randy Crawford 1993 Don t Say It s Over 1993 Naked and True 1995 Live in Zagreb 1995 Best of Randy Crawford 1996 Every Kind of Mood Randy Randi Randee 1997 Permanent Play Mode 2001 Feeling Good 2006 No Regrets 2008 Collaboration edit1978 Please Don t Touch by Steve Hackett Lead vocals on Hoping Love Will Last 2017 Time and the River by David Sanborn Lead vocals on Windmills of my Mind Awards editGrammy Awards edit Year Nominee work Award Result2007 All Night Long with Joe Sample Best Traditional R amp B Vocal Performance Nominated2009 No Regrets with Joe Sample Best Jazz Vocal Album Nominated 16 Brit Awards edit Year Nominee work Award Result1982 Randy Crawford Best British Female Solo Artist Won 1 References edit a b c Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 125 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Brit awards winners list 2012 every winner since 1977 The Guardian Archived from the original on January 5 2016 Retrieved December 7 2016 a b c d e Roberts David 1998 Guinness Rockopedia 1st ed London Guinness Publishing Ltd p 100 ISBN 0 85112 072 5 Billboard Magazine Issue 84 Billboard October 14 1972 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved July 15 2013 Biography for Randy Crawford I IMDb Archived from the original on March 19 2017 Retrieved July 15 2013 a b c d e Biography by Ron Wynn AllMusic Retrieved September 8 2009 A Blow for Me a Toot to You Fred Wesley amp the Horny Horns Fred Wesley Credits AllMusic Archived from the original on December 25 2017 Retrieved December 24 2017 Collins Phil Banks Tony Gabriel Peter Mike Rutheford Steve Hackett 2007 Genesis Chapter and Verse Macmillan p 186 ISBN 978 0312379568 Archived from the original on January 12 2014 Retrieved August 27 2016 Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 140 People Alone by Randy Crawford Songfacts Songfacts com Archived from the original on November 29 2018 Retrieved November 29 2018 Randy Crawford Lalo Schifrin Love Theme The Competition People Alone Discogs com March 1981 Archived from the original on February 21 2021 Retrieved November 29 2018 Live From Abbey Road Show 8 TV com Archived from the original on November 29 2018 Retrieved November 29 2018 Randy Crawford Credits AllMusic AllMusic Archived from the original on October 23 2018 Retrieved October 23 2018 Randy Crawford s SA farewell concert cancelled due to medical setback 702 Archived from the original on September 24 2018 Retrieved November 3 2020 Randy Crawford is coming to South Africa for farewell tour SowetanLIVE Archived from the original on January 31 2020 Retrieved November 3 2020 Randy Crawford Grammy com Archived from the original on September 8 2020 Retrieved November 29 2018 External links editRandy Crawford at Vh1 Retrieved 11 April 2023 Randy Crawford at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Randy Crawford amp oldid 1189354808, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
