Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was an American songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.
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Birth name | Clarence Alexander Scarborough |
Born | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | November 26, 1944
Origin | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Died | July 3, 2003 Los Angeles, California, United States | (aged 58)
Genres | R&B, funk, soul, disco |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, arranger, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1960s–2003 |
Biography edit
Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life.
A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.[1]
Scarborough was a cousin of fellow songwriter and producer Gary Taylor.[2]
Scarborough died of cancer on July 3, 2003 in Los Angeles.[3]
Credits edit
- 1970
- 1973
- "Love Can Make It Easier" (The Dells, (Friends of Distinction))
- "Stand Up and Show the World" (The Dells)
- "You Can't Hide Love" (Creative Source)
- "The World's a Masquerade" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- 1976
- "Can't Hide Love", (Earth, Wind & Fire, Carmen McRae, Hummingbird, Dionne Warwick, D'Angelo)
- "Earth, Wind & Fire" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- "Love Ballad" (LTD)
- 1977
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
- "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
- "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- "No One Can Love you More" (Phyllis Hyman)
- 1978
- "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
- "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- "Walking the Line" (The Emotions)
- 1979
- "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
- "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
- 1982
- "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
- 1983
- "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
- 1988
- 1990
- "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
- 1992
- "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
- 1995
- "Feel the Funk" (IMx)
References edit
- ^ Hogan, Ed. "Skip Scarborough". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-12-13.
- ^ "Meet Gary Taylor of Morning Crew Music". voyagela.com. VoyageLA. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "'Skip' Scarborough, 58; Songwriter, Producer, Arranger, Keyboardist". The Los Angeles Times. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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