Perhaps best known, during the period 1976 to 1985, as the former lead singer of R&B group Shalamar, the incomparable Howard Hewett went on to carve out a significant solo career. In so doing he also became a darling of the smooth jazz fraternity, collaborating along the way with Joe Sample, Brian Culbertson, George Duke, the Rippingtons, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Stevie Wonder. In fact his hit song ‘Heaven Sent You’ was originally produced with input from both Stanley Clarke and George Duke.
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