Angela Winbush (born on June 26, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and record producer who rose to fame first as one half of the eighties R&B duo, Rene & Angela and then later as a solo artist and collaborator with The Isley Brothers. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... The soul, acording to many religious and philosophical traditions, is a self-aware ethereal substance particular to a unique living being. ... René & Angela were an 80s R&B duo consisting of artist/producers Rene Moore and Angela Winbush. ... The Isley Brothers are a hugely popular African-American music group from Cincinnati, Ohio, who hold the record for being the longest-running charted group in music history. ...

Biography

Early life and career

Born to a deeply religious family in St. Louis, Angela began singing in church and though she was a very talented vocalist, she had no intentions of a career in music instead going to college at Howard University for a psychology major. That all changed in 1976 when she was inspired to start a music career after listening to Stevie Wonder promptly changing her major to music education. Recording a demo single, she gave her demo to a Washington, D.C. deejay named Gary Byrd, who in turn gave it to Wonder when he was visiting the state for a concert. Hiring Winbush to join his female backing trio, Wonderlove, she learned a lot about writing and arranging songs from Wonder. Within a year, she formed a bond with Rene Moore, whom she had met in college. The two became a couple and also began writing songs together. Forming Rene & Angela in 1980, the duo released their self-titled debut album which included the singles "Everything We Do" and "Do You Love Me". Between Rene & Angela and 1983's Rise, the duo scored charted singles with "I Love You More", "Imaginary Playmates", "Banging the Boogie" and their top twenty R&B ballad, "My First Love", which was the first song to give Rene & Angela more notice in the R&B community where the song eventually reached number twelve on the R&B chart. Howard University is a historically black university in Washington, D.C. ranked 89th in U.S. News and World Report, College and University rankings. ... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris),[1] a singular musical talent, is an African American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and social activist. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Federal District District of Columbia  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D) Ward 2: Jack Evans... Rene Moore was a successful singer-songwriter and producer in the 1980s and is more memorable musically for hits he cultivated with legendary soul singer Angela Winbush, including Ill Be Good, Save Your Love (For #1), Your Smile, and You Dont Have to Cry. Moore and Winbush cultivated...

A Street Called Desire and meeting Ron Isley

During Rene & Angela's early years, they were asked to produce songs for Janet Jackson's 1982 self-titled debut album, Janet Jackson. One of the songs, "Young Love", became Jackson's first top ten R&B hit reaching number six on the chart. They also wrote exclusively for Stephanie Mills, with whom would forge a close friendship with Winbush. Mills' 1985 classic, "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love", gave Mills her first-ever #1 R&B single. Winbush would later write another Mills number one R&B hit with "Something in the Way You Make Me Feel". Between that, Rene & Angela decided to branch out and find a bigger fan base signing with Mercury Records in 1984, they released their breakthrough album, A Street Called Desire the following year. Among the hit singles included on the album was their first R&B number one with the dance single, "Save Your Love (For #1)", which included guest vocals from rapper Kurtis Blow, making it besides Chaka Khan's "I Feel For You", one of the first songs to prominently featured a rapper. Other hit singles included "I'll Be Good", the mostly Winbush-led "Your Smile" was another number one hit while the subsequent "You Don't Have to Cry", hit number two in the beginning of 1986. Eventually A Street Called Desire sold over a million copies going platinum but on the brink of their biggest album, tensions between Winbush and Moore had grown and by the end of the album's promotion, the duo split both personally and professionally. Moore would continue to find success as a songwriter, most notably for Michael Jackson, but he would never again find success as a singer as Winbush was often the main draw of their singles. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is a Grammy award-winning, Golden Globe, and Academy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. ... Janet Jackson was the self-titled debut album by Janet Jackson. ... Young Love was the first single from Janet Jacksons self-titled debut album. ... Stephanie Mills (born March 22, 1957 in Harlem, New York) is an African American R&B and soul singer and former Broadway star. ... I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love is the title of a number-one R&B single by singer Stephanie Mills. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... Curtis Kurtis Blow Walker, (born on August 9, 1959, in Harlem, New York) is one of the pioneer rappers in the recording industry, and hip hops first mainstream star. ... Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens on March 23, 1953 in Great Lakes, Illinois) is an American singer best known for her 1984 cover of Princes I Feel For You, for her smash hit Im Every Woman and as a member of the funk band Rufus, with whom... I Feel For You is a 1984 song by Chaka Khan. ... The RIAA Logo. ... For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ...

In 1987, Winbush was introduced to future husband Ronald Isley, lead singer of the influential Isley Brothers after Benny Medina had agreed to ask Winbush to be involved with the Isleys' next record after Isley had proposed plans to work with Winbush. Producing, writing and arranging the Isleys' Smooth Sailin' album, Winbush helped the group, now including just Ronald and Rudolph (eldest brother O'Kelly had passed away in 1986), score a top 10 R&B hit with the title track. Ronald (center) with brothers OKelly and Rudolph, ca. ... The Isley Brothers are a hugely popular African-American music group from Cincinnati, Ohio, who hold the record for being the longest-running charted group in music history. ... Benny Medina is a talent agent for Handprint Entertainment. ... Smooth Sailin is a 1987 album released by The Isley Brothers on the Warner Bros label. ... Rudolph Bernard Isley (born on April 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was one of the original members of the legendary family music group, The Isley Brothers. ... OKelly Isley, Jr. ...

Sharp and subsequent follow-ups

In turn, Isley opted to manage Winbush and he helped in the process of releasing her debut solo album, Sharp, which was also released in 1987. The album included the huge hit, "Angel", which stayed at number one on the R&B chart for two weeks in 1987. Other hits include the dance track, "Run to Me", "C'est Toi (It's You)" and the Ron Isley duet, "Hello Beloved". In 1989, Winbush released her follow-up to Sharp with It's the Real Thing. The title track reached number two on the R&B chart while subsequent hits "No More Tears" and "Lay Your Troubles Down" continued Winbush's top 40 success on the R&B charts where she was now a fixture on despite failed attempts to cross her over to pop audiences. On Winbush's thirty-ninth birthday, she and longtime manager/collaborator/lover Ronald Isley, who is thirteen years Angela's senior, married. A year later after turning forty, Winbush released her third self-titled solo album, which included the huge R&B hit, "Treat U Rite". Produced by Chuckii Booker, the song peaked at number six on the R&B chart making it Winbush's ninth top ten R&B hit altogether in her career. In 1996, Winbush was featured on the Isley Brothers' hit "Floatin' On Your Love", which was essentially a duet between Winbush and Ron Isley. The song was later remixed by Sean "Puffy" Combs and featured guest vocals from Lil' Kim and the group 112 in backgrounds. The video for it showcased Winbush serenading Isley's Mr. Biggs character. Winbush continued to collaborate with the Isley Brothers until 2001's Eternal, where afterwards, their marriage had cooled off. In 2002, Winbush and Isley quietly divorced. In 2003, Winbush made news when it was found out she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Eventually after a successful surgery, the cancer was in remission and Winbush returned to perform on the road. Chuckii Booker (born 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and bandleader. ... Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an African-American record producer, CEO, and rapper. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 112 (pronounced One-TWELVE) is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. ... Eternal is an album by the Swiss Black Metal band, Samael. ... Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). ...

Legacy and influence

Since starting out with Rene & Angela, Winbush has played an influence on various R&B and hip-hop acts. In the latter genre, Winbush has heard her music being sampled by acts such as The Notorious B.I.G. (who featured her and Jay-Z on his Rene & Angela-sampled "I Love You More" for the song "I Love the Dough"), Foxy Brown (who sampled her "I'll Be Good" for her 1997 top ten hit, "I'll Be") and singer Avant re-recorded the Rene & Angela ballad, "My First Love", with singer Keke Wyatt in 2000. In appreciation during Avant's performance of the song on BET's 106 & Park, in 2001, Winbush surprised the audience by singing alongside Avant on the song. As a singer, Winbush influenced the likes of Syleena Johnson and Chante Moore. Winbush and former partner Rene Moore also shared the distinction for being one of the first R&B acts to prominently feature a rap act in a R&B song sharing that distinction with Chaka Khan and funk band Cameo. Winbush also carries the distinction of being one of the few female artists to find success as a songwriter, arranger, producer and session musician (Winbush also is an avid musician playing piano and keyboards). To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Inga Marchand (born September 6, 1978 [1] in Brooklyn, New York), better known as Foxy Brown, is an American rapper of Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian descent [2] known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm... Avant (born Myron Avant on April 26, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a multi-platinum American R&B singer. ... Black Entertainment Television (BET for short) is the first television network geared towards African-Americans. ... 106 & Park: BETs Top 10 Live is a top-ten video countdown that has aired every weekday on BET since 2000 and is the networks #1 rated show. ... Syleena Johnson (born on September 2, 1976 in Harvey, Illinois) is a Grammy nominated R&B singer/songwriter. ... Chant Moore is an American jazz singer with several R&B hits including Alright, Im What You Need, Old School Lovin, and Free (remade from Deniece Williams). ... Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens on March 23, 1953 in Great Lakes, Illinois) is an American singer best known for her 1984 cover of Princes I Feel For You, for her smash hit Im Every Woman and as a member of the funk band Rufus, with whom... Funk is an African American musical style. ... Cameos latest album cover: The Definitive Collection Cameo is a funk, R&B and dance group, best known for the 1986 hit Word Up!. Their lead singer is Larry Blackmon. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Personal Life

During a 2006 interview on the Christian TV show, Gospel of Music, hosted by Jeff Majors, Winbush disclosed that she'd overcome Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer after 6 months of chemotherapy in 2003. Her undying faith in God also got her through having a cyst (benign) removed from her breast, the ending of her marriage to Isley in divorce, and struggles with depression.

Current work

She's said to work on a brand new album with producer Kaygee, formerly of the group, Naughty by Nature, on his Divine Mill Recordings imprint though no date has been formally announced as of yet. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Naughty by Nature is an African American hip hop group that at the time of its formation in 1991, consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee. ...

Since debuting as one-half of Rene & Angela in 1980, Winbush has sold ten million albums and singles worldwide, and has had twenty top forty R&B singles and three number-one R&B singles. René & Angela were an 80s R&B duo consisting of artist/producers Rene Moore and Angela Winbush. ...

Discography

Albums

Rene & Angela

• 1980 Rene & Angela
• 1981 Wall To Wall #15 Billboard Chart
• 1983 Rise #33 Billboard Chart
• 1985 Street Called Desire #5 Billboard Chart
• 1996 The Best of René & Angela: Come My Way
• 1997 A Street Called Desire and More (re-release)
• 2002 Classic Masters

Solo albums

• 1987 Sharp #7 Billboard Chart
• 1989 It's The Real Thing #12 Billboard Chart
• 1994 Angela Winbush #11 Billboard Chart
• 2001 Ultimate Collection
• 2004 Greatest Love Songs

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Singles

The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ... Your Smile was the third single from Rene & Angelas album, Street Called Desire. ... Winbush in the Angelmusic video Angel was the first single from Angela Winbushs solo debut, Sharp. ... Winbush in the Run to Memusic video Run to Me was the second single from Angela Winbushs solo debut, Sharp. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hello Beloved was the final single from Angela Winbushs solo debut, Sharp. ... Winbush in the Its The Real Thingmusic video Its The Real Thing was the first single for Angela Winbushs second album, The Real Thing. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Please Bring Your Love Back was the final single from Angela Winbushs second album, The Real Thing. ... Winbush in the Treat U Ritemusic video Treat U Rite was the first single from Angela Winbushs third album, Angela Winbush. ... Winbush in the Inner City Blues music video Inner City Blues was the final and second single from Angela Winbushs third album, Angela Winbush. ... Mission to Please is a 1996 album by The Isley Brothers on Island Records. ...

Awards and nominations