Neo-soul singer and pianist John Legend combined the raw fervor of contemporaries Cody ChesnuTT and the burning precision of D'Angelo. Born John Stephens, Legend was a child prodigy who grew up in Ohio, where he began singing gospel and playing piano at the tender age of five. Legend left Ohio at 16 to go to college in Philadelphia, and it was there that he first found a larger audience. Not yet out of his teens, Legend was tapped to play piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything" in 1998. After completing college, he moved to New York, where he began to build a loyal following
… More playing in nightclubs and releasing CDs that he would sell at shows. He also became an in-demand session musician, playing and occasionally writing for a wide array of artists, including Alicia Keys, Twista, Janet Jackson, and Kanye West. It wasn't until West signed the young talent to his new label that he adopted the Legend name with 2004's Solo Sessions Vol. 1: Live at the Knitting Factory. Get Lifted, his first studio album, was released.What did you think of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's live event?
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John Legend might be the next "Stevie Wonder" of the 21st Century, and for very good reasons.
One, he knows how to write a good song, and each of them turns up to be original R&B song.
Second, his voice is sad yet soulful to anyone who listens to them, and it has a very good beat to it.
Finally, he is talented when it comes with his own piano, which help to coordinate the song he is playing.
So, if you want a song to cheer up, I suggest an album from Legend.
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