George McCrae is
a phenomenon.
The "King". The
"Acknowledged
Leader"
of the soul revolution. George McCrae's talents go much deeper than a
flash
in the pan-one time super star, his unique style, his universal appeal
and
his devotion to perfection have placed him in the position of
continuing
popularity in more then 82 countries for nearly three decade. Talent
has
taken this popular performer on three world tours with critics raving
at every
performance and audiences screaming for more.
Since his smash
hit "Rock Your
Baby" rocketed him to fame in 1974, George has set the music world on
fire with
hit after hit. Two platinum singles, two platinum LP's and fourteen
gold
records, top music awards from all over the globe have attested to this
amazing vocalist's popularity and talent.
George McCrae,
the innovator,
spearheaded
the whole "Miami Sound" which became the nation's disco taste and the
record that set the standard for every other pop recording artist to
follow was 'Rock
Your Baby''. Certainly the
record
of 1974 around the world, that one song sold in excess of 52 million
copies
making it one of the biggest selling pop records in history. Voted the
"No.
1 Single of the Year" by Rolling Stone Magazine, Record World,
British's
Cash Box and the Dutch Music Poll. "Rock Your Baby" remained a number
one
hit on the charts in more than 82 countries for months.
George received
the coveted
"Luxembourg
Golden Lion Award for outstanding Achievement by a Foreign Artist in
The power of a
super hit
record
to create international stardom for a new artist has never been more
clearly
evident than in the case of George McCrae.
Born the second
oldest of nine
children
on October
19, 1944 in West Palm
Beach,
Florida and the son of a retired policeman, George McCrae had his first
singing
experience in church at the age of six. As a teenager he sang with the
Roosevelt
High School Glee Club and eventually formed his own group, the Jivin'
Jets,
before joining the U.S. Navy in 1963. Back on civie street, four years
later,
George sang in clubs and lounges around Florida and after seven years
of
modest musical success and a couple of records, enrolled in college to
study law enforcement. But music was still on his mind and he decided
to record "Rock Your Baby" as one last shot. It hit the charts like a
tidal wave.
The man who
zoomed to the top
with
his simple, sexy, hypnotic rendition knows that one hit, no matter how
tremendous,
is not the sole basis for a career. Hot on the heels of this phenomenal
hit,
"I Can't Leave You Alone" and "You Can Have It All" (singles pulled
from the
LP "Rock Your Baby") sustained George's spot at the top of the
international
pop charts. No longer categorized as just an R & B act, George
continues
to break his records successfully with the audiences of
His second hit
album entitled
"George McCrae" sustained his prominence with block busters such as
"It's Been So
Long" and "I Ain't Lyin" established George as a versatile performer
and
lead to further global tours. Again, in 1979 on the crest of his
popular
LP "We Did It", George toured
And what
since1980? A self-imposed semi-retirement.
"I wanted just
to
take it easy, because since 1974 I was on the road. I wanted a break to
give
me time to get myself together and spend time with my family and
everything",
admits the handsome vocalist.
In 1984, George
was back on
the
music scene with a new sound, from his new LP "One Step Closer" and
single
of the same name reached the no.1 position contemporary charts in
The ball started
to roll
again,
in 1987 George re-recorded "Rock Your Baby" and instantly, he was back
in
the European dance charts.
Now it all
happens again.
George
has been co-writing and co-producing new music, a platinum sound - the
"McCrae
sound" the sound that the fans have been begging for - smooth -soulful
-
sensational. New songs, new records, new sound, with just enough of the
original
magic to guarantee George McCrae another decade of worldwide stardom.
George McCrae's
latest CD, LP,
"With
All My Heart" was released in July 1991, on Magnif /Dino label,
In
the year 2003, Georgie boy was back in a recording studio in
In
Yes!
George McCrae does it again. “The Disco Pioneer", "The
King of Disco Soul Dance Music" .