- Billy Newton-Davis
Billy Newton-Davis (born
April 26 ,1951 inCleveland, Ohio ,United States ) is a CanadianR&B ,jazz and gospelsinger-songwriter .Newton-Davis grew up in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. He was one of two lead singers in a local soul band called The Illusions. After working as a singer and dancer on Broadway, he moved to
Toronto, Ontario in 1980. His debut album, "Love Is a Contact Sport", won theJuno Award for best R&B/soul recording in 1986 and included the hits "Deeper" and "Right Beside You".His 1989 follow up, "Spellbound", included his biggest Canadian chart hit, "I Can't Take It", as well as the
Celine Dion duet "Can't Live With You, Can't Live Without You " and again won the Juno for best R&B/soul recording.Newton-Davis subsequently joined
The Nylons in 1991. Since leaving the Nylons, he has primarily concentrated on songwriting and live jazz and gospel performances.
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