Leon Haywood ~ Similar Artists

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Brick - 77% match to Leon Haywood

Willie Hutch - 63% match to Leon Haywood

Roy Ayers - 61% match to Leon Haywood

10 September 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA. A popular jazz vibraphonist and vocalist, Ayers reached the peak of his commercial popularity during the mid-70s and early 80s, crossing over into the mainstream charts. He is also justly celebrated as an important influence on... Read more

Creative Source - 59% match to Leon Haywood

Slave - 56% match to Leon Haywood

The Bar-Kays - 56% match to Leon Haywood

The Bar-Kays were formed in Memphis, Tennessee, USA by Jimmy King (1949, d. 10 December 1967; guitar), Ronnie Caldwell (b. 1948, d. 10 December 1967; organ), Phalon Jones (b. 1949, d. 10 December 1967; saxophone), Ben Cauley (trumpet), James Alexander (bass) and Carl Cunningham... Read more

Jerry Butler - 54% match to Leon Haywood

8 December 1939, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA. Jerry, older brother of Billy Butler, moved to Chicago as a child and was later part of the city's burgeoning gospel circuit. He subsequently joined several secular groups, including the Roosters, an aspiring trio of Sam Gooden and... Read more

Joe Simon - 54% match to Leon Haywood

2 September 1943, Simmesport, Louisiana, USA. Simon's professional career began following his move to Oakland, California, where a 1962 release, "My Adorable One", was a minor hit. In 1964, Joe met John Richbourg, a Nashville-based disc jockey who began guiding the singer's... Read more

Lyn Collins - 53% match to Leon Haywood

Patrice Rushen - 53% match to Leon Haywood

30 September 1954, Los Angeles, California, USA. Rushen grew up in Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California. She started learning classical piano when she was three, and turned to jazz in her teens. A group with which she was playing won an award for young... Read more