Danny Sembello
Daniel Bud 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.
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Danny Sembello
- Name
- Danny Sembello
- Born
- 15 January 1963
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Died
- 15 August 2015
- Place of death
- Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, U.S.
- Birth Name
- Daniel Bud Sembello
- Occupation
- * Songwriter
- Full name
- Daniel Sembello.
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- contemporary R&B
- Languages
- English
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He was the brother of Michael Sembello. 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.
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• Name — Danny Sembello • Born — 15 January 1963 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 15 August 2015 • Place of death — Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, U.S. • Birth Name — Daniel Bud Sembello • Instrument — * Keyboards • synthesizers • drums • percussion • guitar~bass • Genre — * R&B • soul • synth-pop • pop • funk • Occupation — * Songwriter • record producer • multi-instrumentalist • Years Active — 1981–2015 • Label — MCA
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