Danny Sembello
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Birth name | Daniel Sembello |
Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | January 15, 1963
Died | August 15, 2015 Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, U.S. | (aged 52)
Genres | R&B, soul, synthpop, pop, funk |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion, guitar, bass |
Years active | 1981–2015 |
Labels | MCA |
Daniel Sembello (January 15, 1963 – August 15, 2015) was an American songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.
He produced recordings by artists including George Benson and Pebbles, and he had his compositions recorded by Chaka Khan, Jeffrey Osborne, Patti LaBelle (the hit single "Stir It Up"), Irene Cara, René & Angela, and The Pointer Sisters (the hit single "Neutron Dance"). In 1986, he won a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media, for his contributions to the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack. He was the brother of Michael Sembello.
Danny Sembello drowned in the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, on August 15, 2015. He was first reported missing after he went for a swim during a music festival in Manayunk.
- 1963 births
- 2015 deaths
- Musicians from Philadelphia
- American male composers
- American composers
- American people of Italian descent
- American rhythm and blues musicians
- Record producers from Pennsylvania
- American multi-instrumentalists
- Deaths by drowning in the United States
- Grammy Award winners
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