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Gwen Guthrie (July 14 (some sources say July 9) 1950 – February 3, 1999) was an American singer and songwriter, who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, and Madonna, among others, and who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Gary Glitter and Roberta Flack.
Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma and raised in Newark, New Jersey. In school, she studied classical music, and her father began teaching her piano when she was eight years old. By the early 1970s, she had joined vocal groups such as the Ebonettes and the Matchmakers, meanwhile working as an elementary school teacher. When a backup singer scheduled to sing on Aretha Franklin’s 1974 single “I’m in Love” fell ill, Guthrie took the vocalist’s place beside Cissy Houston; thus Guthrie would happily state that her career on record began “at the top”.
Guthrie soon began moonlighting as a singer of commercial jingles, sometimes with her friend Valerie Simpson (of Ashford & Simpson fame). A songwriting partnership with Patrick Grant resulted in Ben E. King’s comeback single, “Supernatural Thing”, and “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter”, covered by numerous artists. Together they wrote seven tracks on the Sister Sle...
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Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent
It Should Have Been You
(They Long To Be) Close To You
Peanut Butter
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent - 12" Club Mix
Seventh Heaven
Seventh Heaven (Larry Levan Mix)
Ain't Nothing Going on but the Rent
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (12" Club Mix)
Padlock
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