Michael Stokes (musician)

Michael Stokes
Birth name	Michael Lee Stokes
Also known as	Mike Stokes
Born	January 1, 1955 (1955-01-01) (age 56) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	R&B, dance, soul, disco, funk
Occupations	Musician, record producer, songwriter
Instruments	Keyboards
Years active	1970–present
Labels	Sussex, Roadshow, A&M, Motown
Associated acts	Enchantment

Michael Stokes is an American record producer and songwriter, who is best known for producing Enchantment and Creative Source.

Biography

Stokes first rose to prominence in the early 1970s working with Clarence Avant on his Sussex Records label, when writing for and producing acts such as Bill Withers, Creative Source, The Soul Searchers, Faith, Hope & Charity, and Dennis Coffey. When Sussex folded in June 1975, Stokes moved over to Roadshow Records. More success came writing and producing Enchantment's first three albums, along with writing songs for Brass Construction, BT Express, and Shirley Caesar. In the early 1980s, Stokes took over as A&R at A&M Records where he signed Janet Jackson. Stokes has continued to songwrite and produce, working with Patti LaBelle, Morris Day, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Jesse Powell.

References

External links

• Michael Stokes at Soulwalking.co.uk
• Michael Stokes at Discogs

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Name	Stokes, Michael
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Date of birth	January 1, 1955
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, United States
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