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James Ingram
James Ingram
American singer–songwriter and record producer
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Philip Bailey
Philip Bailey
American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor
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Utopia
Utopia
Todd Rundgren band
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire
American band
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Philip Steir
Philip Steir
American musician
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Maurice White
Maurice White
American musician, founder of Earth, Wind & Fire
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Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
American singer, songwriter, and record producer (1951-2005)
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Michael Omartian
Michael Omartian
American singer-songwriter, arranger, keyboardist, and music producer
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Tricky Stewart
Tricky Stewart
American songwriter and music producer
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Brenda Russell
Brenda Russell
American singer-songwriter
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Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare
American singer-songwriter
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Kuk Harrell
Kuk Harrell
American songwriter, vocal producer, arranger and engineer
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Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber
American keyboardist, composer, and record producer
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Carly Simon
Carly Simon
American singer-songwriter, musician and author
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Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton
Scottish recording artist
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Nasri
Nasri
Canadian singer
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Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Jamaican musical group; reggae family group
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Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam
American singer
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Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean
singer-songwriter
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America
America
Americo-British folk rock band
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Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
American country music singer
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Todd Rundgren
Todd Rundgren
American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer
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Betty Wright
Betty Wright
American singer
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Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
American singer, actor, producer and philanthropist
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Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley
Jamaican American musician
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Third Day
Third Day
American Christian rock band
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Aaron Neville
Aaron Neville
American musician
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Little Big Town
Little Big Town
band
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Carole Bayer Sager
Carole Bayer Sager
American lyricist, singer and songwriter
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Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones
American vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, actress and narrator
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Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell
American musician
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Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
American country pop singer
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Creed
Creed
American rock band
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Pink
Pink
American singer and songwriter
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates
American musical duo composed of Daryl Hall and John Oates
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Jamey Johnson
Jamey Johnson
American country musician
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Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
American singer-songwriter and actress
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Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
American singer
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Donna Summer
Donna Summer
American singer and songwriter
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Eumir Deodato
Eumir Deodato
Brazilian musician
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Joe Simon
Joe Simon
American soul and R&B musician
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The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer
American vocal music group
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Bill Medley
Bill Medley
American singer and songwriter, record producer
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Dan Hartman
Dan Hartman
American singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, record producer
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Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop musician
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Peter Cetera
Peter Cetera
American musician
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Jennifer Warnes
Jennifer Warnes
American recording artist; singer
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Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
American singer and songwriter
Intro
American singer-songwriter
Awards Received
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Nominated For
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
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Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer from San Antonio, Texas. Cross won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles "Sailing" (1980), and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (from the 1981 film Arthur) peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Sailing" earned three Grammys in 1981, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen).