Narada Michael Walden
Narada Michael Walden ( born April 23, 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American producer, drummer, singer and songwriter. The name " Narada " gave him the guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s. Walden has for some three decades in the music business. He received several gold and platinum awards.
Life
After completing his education in college, he moved to Miami, where he played in various rock bands. The Mahavishnu Orchestra of John McLaughlin, he moved in 1974 for Billy Cobham on drums. Then he went into the studio with Jeff Beck (Wired ). In 1976, he was the drummer in the band Tommy Bolin. Already his debut album, Garden of Love Light ( Atlantic Records ) contained Delightful with a first moderate success in the U.S. R & B charts (1977). With his third album, The Awakening, he made his breakthrough in 1979.
It is characterized as a producer and co-author of several number - one hits responsible, including I Wanna Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me), and for Whitney Houston So Emotional and Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship. For Freeway of Love, which became the hit for Aretha Franklin, in 1986 he got together with Jeffrey Cohen a Grammy. At the Grammy Awards in 1988, he was awarded Producer of the Year.
Discography
Albums
Other albums: