Gene Page
Eugene Edgar Page Jr. (September 13, 1939 – August 24, 1998) was an American conductor, composer, arranger and record producer, most active from the mid-1960s through the mid-1980s. His sound can be heard in the arrangements he did for Jefferson Starship, the Righteous Brothers, the Supremes, the Four Tops, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Donna Loren, Nancy Wilson, Martha and the Vandellas, Cher, Harriet Schock, Barry White, the Love Unlimited Orchestra, Dionne Warwick, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, George Benson, the Jackson 5, Roberta Flack, Jim Ford, Elton John ("Philadelphia Freedom"), Leo Sayer, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Lovesmith, Michael Lovesmith, Frankie Valli, Helen Reddy and Lionel Richie among many other notable acts in popular music.
Also recorded as Eugene Edgar Page Jr. · Eugene Edgar "Gene" Page Jr.
Gene Page
- Name
- Gene Page
- Birth Name
- Eugene Edgar Page Jr.
- Born
- 13 September 1939
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Died
- 24 August 1998
- Occupation
- Pianist, Arranger, Composer and Producer
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- rhythm and blues, soul, disco, pop and funk.
- Languages
- English.
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Gene Page visse dal 13 settembre 1939 al 24 agosto 1998 e figura nell'archivio di autorità della Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Gene Page nacque il 13 settembre 1939 e morì il 24 agosto 1998.
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In addition, he released four solo albums and scored various motion picture soundtracks that include Brewster McCloud and Fun with Dick and Jane. In 1972, he was hired to score the Blaxplotation film Blacula. The brother of musician, songwriter, and producer Billy Page.
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• Name — Gene Page • Birth Name — Eugene Edgar Page Jr. • Born — 13 September 1939 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Died — 24 August 1998 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Genre — R&B, soul, pop, funk, jazz, dance, disco • Instrument — Piano, Violin • Occupation — Pianist, Arranger, Composer and Producer • Years Active — 1960–1998 • Label — Atlantic Records Arista Records
Death
Death
Page died after a long-term illness of severe alcoholism at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood, Los Angeles, on August 24, 1998, at age 58.
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List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions • Year — Title — Chart positions — Record label • US — US R&B • 1974 — Hot City — 156 — 41 — Atlantic Records • 1976 — Lovelock! — — — 45 • 1978 — Close Encounters — — — — — Arista Records • 1980 — Love Starts After Dark — — — — • "—" denotes the album failed to chart With Big Joe Turner • The Real Boss of the Blues (BluesTime, 1969)
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Singles
List of singles, with peak chart positions • Year — Title — Chart positions • US Bub. — US R&B — US Dance • 1974 — "Satin Soul" — — — — — 4 • 1975 — "All Our Dreams Are Coming True" — 4 — — — 9 • 1976 — "Into My Thing" — — — — — — • "Fantasy Woman" — — — — — — • 1978 — "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" — — — 30 — — • "Moonglow And Love Theme" — — — — — — • "Theme From 'Star Trek'" — — — — — — • 1980 — "Love Starts After Dark'" — — — — — — • "With You In The Night" — — — — — — • "—" denotes the single failed to chart
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