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| − | [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Keith%20Barrow.html Keith Barrow] is mostly known for his songs "You Know You Wanna Be Loved” and "Turn It Up". | + | [http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Keith%20Barrow.html Keith Barrow] is mostly known for his songs "You Know You Wanna Be Loved” and "Turn It Up". A Chicago native, Keith Barrow was the son of Rev. Willie Barrow [http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=6989 (Read Interview)], an active member of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Jackson Rev. Jesse Jackson]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow/PUSH Push Organization]. |
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| + | In his teens, Barrow was a member of a gospel group called the “Soul Shakers.” | ||
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| + | In the summer of 1977, he released his first eponym album, produced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MFSB MFSB] guitarist/songwriter Bobby Eli]. Only one track, "Mr. Magic Man," was a commercial success.<ref>http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7403678</ref> | ||
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| + | The album Physical Attraction featured two disco hits, "Physical Attraction" and "Turn It Up.” | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJvdhC_R17Y Listen to "Physical Attraction'] | [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJvdhC_R17Y Listen to "Physical Attraction'] | ||
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| + | After switching to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records Capitol Records], Barrow recorded the album “Just As I Am” in 1980.<ref>http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Keith%20Barrow.html</ref> | ||
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| − | In the summer of 1983, Keith Barrow called his mother from Paris: he was too ill to perform. | + | In the summer of 1983, Keith Barrow called his mother from Paris: he was too ill to perform on stage. Upon his return to Chicago, Barrow was admitted to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Reese_Hospital Michael Reese hospital] and was diagnosed with AIDS. |
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| + | At the age of 29, Keith Barrow died of complications from and AIDS-related illness. African American newspapers, among them the Chicago Defender, never mentioned the cause of his death.<ref>http://beeaware.blogspot.com/2007/01/keith-barrow-sept-1954-oct-1983.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 17 March 2009
Early Career
Keith Barrow is mostly known for his songs "You Know You Wanna Be Loved” and "Turn It Up". A Chicago native, Keith Barrow was the son of Rev. Willie Barrow (Read Interview), an active member of Rev. Jesse Jackson's Push Organization.
In his teens, Barrow was a member of a gospel group called the “Soul Shakers.”
In the summer of 1977, he released his first eponym album, produced by MFSB guitarist/songwriter Bobby Eli]. Only one track, "Mr. Magic Man," was a commercial success.[1]
Listen to "You Want to be Loved"
"Physical Attraction"
Barrow's career took off in the late 1970s. "You Know You Wanna Be Loved," produced by Michael Stokes, reached to #26 in summer 1978.
The album Physical Attraction featured two disco hits, "Physical Attraction" and "Turn It Up.”
Listen to "Physical Attraction'
After switching to Capitol Records, Barrow recorded the album “Just As I Am” in 1980.[2]
An Early AIDS Victim
In the summer of 1983, Keith Barrow called his mother from Paris: he was too ill to perform on stage. Upon his return to Chicago, Barrow was admitted to the Michael Reese hospital and was diagnosed with AIDS.
At the age of 29, Keith Barrow died of complications from and AIDS-related illness. African American newspapers, among them the Chicago Defender, never mentioned the cause of his death.[3]
