Keith Washington

Biography

Keith Washington is an American R&B vocalist born on November 15, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan who scored a hit single in the U.S. in 1991 with "Kissing You", which was also used as background music for a soap opera on NBC. [ [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:39fixqe5ldse~T1 Biography] , Allmusic.com] "Kissing You" was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Male Vocal Performance and won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Male.

Washington also recorded a duet with Kylie Minogue, "If You Were With Me Now" in 1991 (on PWL Records) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.

Keith branched out in a few acting roles. He starred as himself on the series "Martin" in an episode called "A Woman With A Past" singing a duet with Tisha Campbell-Martin entitled "The Closer I Get to You" a classic ballad performed and made famous in 1978 by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoRwFE1LizU "A Woman With A Past"] YouTube.com ] . In addition, Keith had a brief role in the TV soap opera "General Hospital" as "Keith Jasper." He also had a brief role in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice" as a hairdresser named "Dexter." [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913482/ IMDB] Keith Washington "acting projects"]

Discography

Albums

*"Make Time for Love" (Qwest Records, 1991) U.S. #48, U.S. R&B #1 [ [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:39fixqe5ldse~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic.com, "passim".]
*"You Make it Easy" (Qwest, 1993) U.S. #100, U.S. R&B #15
*"KW" (MCA Records, 1998) U.S. #125, U.S. R&B #27

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