David Lasley
American singer, songwriter, and actor (1947–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Eldon Lasley (August 20, 1947 – December 9, 2021) was an American recording artist, singer, musician and songwriter.[1][2] He was best known as a touring background singer for James Taylor, as a session singer on recordings by artists including Taylor, Bonnie Raitt, Luther Vandross, Chic, Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Bette Midler, Cher, Dusty Springfield and Boz Scaggs; as a songwriter for artists including Bonnie Raitt, Whitney Houston, Anita Baker,[3][4][5] Maxine Nightingale, Rita Coolidge, Crystal Gayle, and Luther Vandross; and for his solo albums, albums with his 1970s vocal group Rosie,[6][7][8] and for his early years in Detroit with his vocal group The Utopias.
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Birth name | David Eldon Lasley |
Born | (1947-08-20)August 20, 1947 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S. |
Died | December 9, 2021(2021-12-09) (aged 74) |
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In 1980, David Lasley was signed by David Geffen to Geffen Records. At the time he was one of the chief staff writers at Irving Almo Music.[9]
In The Advocate, 1985 Adam Block described Lasley as “one of the most heard, least known, figures in pop”, with a “velvet falsetto” and "songwriting reminiscent of early Laura Nyro".[10] Stephen Holden described Lasley as "the somewhat more refined white soul singer" in a comparison with the high tenor of Mick Hucknall of Simply Red.[11]
Lasley appears in the cast of 20 Feet from Stardom.