Howard Hewett Biography

Howard Hewett, one of the great pure vocalists of the urban contemporary age, has rarely found material worthy of his remarkable abilities. He grew up in Akron, Ohio, before moving to Los Angeles. Hewett sang on Soul Train before joining Shalamar with Jeffrey Daniel and Jody Watley in 1979. Before Hewett left for a solo career in 1985, they had numerous huge successes. He signed with Elektra, and his second song, I'm for Real, reached number two on the R&B charts in 1986. Stay, the follow-up song, also charted in the Top Ten, while I Commit to Love peaked at number 12 in 1987. Hewitt stayed with Elektra into the 1990s, scoring another success with Strange Relationship in 1988 and recorded duets with Dionne Warwick and Anita Baker. He also worked as a songwriter, producer, and session vocalist. In 1984, Hewett co-wrote and composed Frustration for LaToya Jackson, and she sung on her album Heart Don't Lie. In 1984 and 1986, he delivered lead vocals on albums by Stanley Clarke and George Duke, sang a duet with Stacy Lattisaw on Ain't No Mountain High Enough, sang with Firefox, and did background vocals on a Donna Summer record. Hewett's eponymous 1990 album had the number two R&B smash "Show Me," and he followed it up with 1992's Allegiance and 1994's It's Time before taking a solo sabbatical and focusing on his work as a backing vocalist on recordings by a range of jazz performers, including Duke and Joe Sample. Hewett reappeared in 2001 with the gospel album The Journey, and the song "Enough" (again featuring Duke) was released in 2006, followed by Howard Hewett Christmas in 2008.

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