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John Legend
Singer / Songwriter
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Watch me tomorrow night (Tuesday) on Letterman! I’ll be performing with MSTRKRFT.
Watch me tomorrow night (Tuesday) on Letterman! I’ll be performing with MSTRKRFT.
June 22, 2009, 4:16 PM
New shows in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tucson and Houston! Pre-sales start Sunday! Spend some time with me! Info: http://ping.fm/Q2jv8
June 17, 2009, 6:57 PM
St. Louis on 6/30: great tickets available: http://bit.ly/14UKnX Join us at one of the most...
St. Louis on 6/30: great tickets available: http://bit.ly/14UKnX Join us at one of the most beautiful theatres in America!
June 15, 2009, 5:11 PM
We’ve added all our upcoming shows to Facebook Events. Feel free to RSVP and find out...
We’ve added all our upcoming shows to Facebook Events. Feel free to RSVP and find out who’ll be there! http://bit.ly/r3sNu Pass It On!
June 14, 2009, 8:53 PM
I'm Back... De Nuevo el 10 de junio, 2009
First of all, let me apologize for not blogging in so long. I got so caught up in my Twitter account that I was forgetting to do the longer blogs for JL.com. I won’t let it happen again! But you should still follow me on twitter to get my random musings real-time. I’m writing from Mexico City. Buenos Dias! Last night I did a special performance at Lunario. The proceeds went to benefit the children at Casa de la Amistad, a home for children suffering from cancer. It was a lovely night and we ended it with a duet with Noel, who is a star singer/pianist based in Mexico. We wrote a song together called “No Importa” which will be featured on his debut solo album (he was formerly in a group called Sin Banderas). While in Mexico City, I also got to taste some authentic Mexican cuisine and had a cooking class with celebrity chef Patricia Quintana. That was so delicious. She’s sending me the recipe. Hopefully I can replicate it at home. Probably won’t be perfect, but I’ll try. Tonight I return to New York, where I’ll continue preparing for the summer tour which starts in 17 days in Michigan. I’m very excited to see you on the tour. This will be the biggest tour of my career and hopefully the best. See you soon! John
June 10, 2009, 12:36 PM
John Legend, is an American soul singer, songwriter, and pianist. He has won six Grammy Awards. 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 attend 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 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 later in the year. On the strength of enduring single "Ordinary People," the album reached the Top Five of the Billboard 200. This led to three Grammy Awards: Best R&B Album, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance, and Best New Artist. Once Again, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one on the R&B/hip-hop Albums chart, followed in October 2006. Live from Philadelphia, sold exclusively at Target stores, was a successful stopgap release that predated October 2008's Evolver.
