| 词条 | Johnny Kemp |
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| name = Johnny Kemp | image = Johnny kemp.jpg | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Jonathan Kemp | birth_date = {{birth date|1959|8|2}} | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|16|1959|8|2}}[1] | death_place = Montego Bay, Jamaica | birth_place = Nassau, Bahamas | instrument = Vocals, keyboards, bass synthesizer | genre = R&B, pop, new jack swing | occupation = Singer–songwriter, Producer | years_active= 1979–2015 | label = Columbia | associated_acts = Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, Change, Luther Vandross, Chic, Kashif }} Jonathan Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single "Just Got Paid" (1988), which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1989. BiographyEarly life and careerKemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at age 13.[1] He moved to Harlem, New York in 1979[1] with the band Kinky Fox. In the early 1980s, Kemp became a successful session musician and songwriter, singing backup for the B. B. & Q. Band on their 1982 album All Night Long (on which he co-wrote several tracks)[2] and for Change on their 1982 album Sharing Your Love (on which he co-wrote "Take You To Heaven").[3] He also appeared on the obscure Network LP I Need You in 1984, where he had lead vocals on the song "Cover Girl", later re-recorded for his self-titled debut solo album.[4] Solo careerKemp landed a solo recording contract with Columbia Records and released his eponymous debut album in 1986. It charted in the U.S. on Billboard 's Top Black Albums chart, reaching No. 36 on 28 June of that year.[5] He scored a minor hit single from the album with "Just Another Lover" (co-written by Kashif), which peaked at No. 14 Billboards Hot Black Singles chart on 21 June 1986[6] and hit the Hot Dance/Disco charts, reaching No. 26 in Club Play[7] and No. 35 in 12 Inch Singles Sales[8] that same month. Greater success came the following year with the release of his Secrets of Flying (1987) album, which contained a pair of Top 5 hits on Billboard′s Hot Black Singles chart, "Dancin' with Myself" and "Just Got Paid", the latter hitting No. 1. "Just Got Paid" hit No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1988,[1][9] and sold over a million singles in the United States. It went to top the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and provided his only UK Singles Chart entry, peaking at No. 68 in August 1988.[10] His only other Hot 100 entry was "Birthday Suit", a tune from the soundtrack to the movie, Sing (1989), which climbed to No. 36 in 1989.[1] Later careerKemp appeared on Keith Sweat's DVD release, Sweat Hotel Live (2007), which featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of reunion with other R&B/new jack swing era pioneers of the late 1980s, including Teddy Riley. Kemp appeared on the final track, an "all-star finale" rendition of "Just Got Paid", originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the instrumental track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid", when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Kemp listened to it, added his own lyrics to the melody, and "Just Got Paid" was born.[11] Kemp also performed a version of the Reading Rainbow theme song (and other songs for that series) that was broadcast on PBS for a few years between the Tina Fabrique and Chaka Khan versions. Kemp was the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E[12] event in New York City, on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated 20 years of new jack swing and took place at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} DeathKemp was found dead on April 16, 2015 off the coast of Montego Bay, according to Jamaican police.[13] He was 55 years old. Police believe he was walking on some rocks, lost his balance, fell, hit his head, and then drowned; he had been seen earlier that day in the area.[14] He was scheduled to be on the Tom Joyner Foundation-hosted annual Fantastic Voyage cruise as a performer when his body was found; reports state he did not board the ship.[15][16] He is survived by his wife, Deidre Fisher-Kemp, and their two sons.[17][18] Discography
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 |year= 1991 |publisher= Record Research Inc |location= Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |page= 316}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/BB-Q-Band-The-All-Night-Long/release/897304 |title=The B.B. & Q. Band – All Night Long|website= Discogs.com|accessdate= 15 October 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Change-Sharing-Your-Love/release/463817 |title=Change – Sharing Your Love|website= Discogs.com|accessdate= 15 October 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Network-I-Need-You/release/1671528|title=Network (2) - I Need You|website= Discogs.com|accessdate= 19 January 2018}} 5. ^{{cite journal|title= Top Black Albums |magazine= Billboard |date= 28 June 1986 |volume= 99 |issue= 26 |page= 24 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&f=false#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 6. ^{{cite journal|title= Hot Black Singles |magazine= Billboard |date= 21 June 1986 |volume= 99 |issue= 25 |page= 28 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gyQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA28#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 7. ^{{cite journal|title= Hot Dance/Disco: Club Play |magazine= Billboard |date= 21 June 1986 |volume= 99 |issue= 25 |page= 38 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=gyQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA38#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 8. ^{{cite journal|title= Hot Dance/Disco: Club Play |magazine= Billboard |date= 28 June 1986 |volume= 99 |issue= 26 |page= 32 |issn= 0006-2510 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VyQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 9. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4665|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Johnny Kemp|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=AMG|accessdate=April 19, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=298}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/just-got-paid-t1359342 |title=Johnny Kemp - "Just Got Paid" song review|website=allmusic.com|accessdate= August 19, 2011}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.njs4ever.com |title=NJS4E|website=Njs4ever.com|date=September 8, 2007}} 13. ^{{cite news|last=Slattery|first=Denis|title= R&B singer Johnny Kemp, best known for the 1989 hit song 'Just Got Paid' found dead near beach in Jamaica|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/b-singer-johnny-kemp-died-jamaica-article-1.2189605|accessdate=April 23, 2015|newspaper=Daily News|date=April 17, 2015}} 14. ^1 {{cite web|title=No foul play in Johnny Kemp's death|date=April 22, 2015|publisher=JamaicaObserver.com|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/No-foul-play-in-Johnny-Kemp-s-death_18797688|accessdate=April 24, 2015}} 15. ^{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Danielle|title=Sad News: Johnny Kemp Of ‘Just Got Paid’ Fame Has Died At 55|url=http://chicagodefender.com/2015/04/17/sad-news-johnny-kemp-of-just-got-paid-fame-has-died-at-55/|work=Chicago Defender|accessdate=April 17, 2015|date=April 17, 2015}} 16. ^{{cite news|url=http://newsone.com/3108412/rb-singer-johnny-kemp-dead-at-55/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003 |title=R&B Singer Johnny Kemp Dead At 55|work= NewsOne|date=April 17, 2016}} 17. ^{{cite news|work=Daily Mail|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3044347/Bahamas-R-B-singer-Johnny-Kemp-Just-Got-Paid-fame-dies.html|title=Singer Johnny Kemp found dead floating in Montego Bay in Jamaica at age 55|author=Mail Online Reporter|date=17 April 2015 }} 18. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/arts/music/johnny-kemp-bahamian-singer-dies-at-55.html?_r=0|title=Johnny Kemp, Bahamian Singer, Dies at 55|author= THE ASSOCIATED PRESS|date=April 21, 2015|work=The New York Times }} External links
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