John Legend is what I like to consider "A Soul Singer for the Modern Era." As most of you know, Soul music sort of grew into the genre of R&B (which stands for rhythm and blues, but it sounds more like a soft core porn to me), and slowly faded into oblivion. John Legend, birth name John Stephens, was born on December 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio and attended The University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, Legend became a management consultant, while sending out demo tapes. One of his tapes just so happen to land in the hands of Kanye West and Legend was signed to the G.O.O.D. Music Record Label.
Legend's debut album, Get Lifted, arrived in December of 2004 and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Charts. In December of 2006, his second album Once Again came out and then his latest album, Evolver, hit the stores in October 2008.
I really like Legend's style and I recommend him to all fans of Soul/R&B/Easy Listening.
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