Gene Page

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American pianist, arranger, composer, conductor and record producer. (September 13, 1939 Los Angeles, CA – August 24, 1998, Westwood, Los Angeles )

Gene Page's appealing orchestrations were a hallmark of million-selling hits by Barry White, And various Motown acts, Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams, Whitney Houston, Peaches & Herb, Kenny Rogers, the Righteous Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, the Whispers, Gladys Knight, and a slew of others. Page arranged the bulk of Mathis' LPs of the '70s and '80s, with "Feelings" being among the best. Page also scored TV shows and movies. His early successes included 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' for The Righteous Brothers and 'The In Crowd' for Doble Gray, alongside hits for The Drifters, The Mama's & The Papa's, Barbra Streisand and Solomon Burke's 'Got to Get You off My Mind,' number one R & B for three weeks in early 1965.

Gene has also arranged strings on a number of hits and classic recordings for artists including, Diana Ross ('Touch Me In The Morning'), Diana Ross / Lionel Richie ('Endless Love'), Aretha Franklin ('It Only Happens When I Look At You'), Johnnie Taylor ('What About My Love' and 'Just Ain't Good Enough'), Johnny Mathis, The Four Tops, The Jones Girls, Deniece Williams ('I Found Love'), Jackson Sisters ('I Believe in Miracles'), Nancy Wilson, Natalie Cole, Eloise Laws ('Baby You Lied'), Dionne Warwick, The Gap Band, Carrie Lucas, Carl Anderson, Gerald Alston ('Take Me Where You Want To'), Kiki Dee, Randy Edelman, Lamont Dozier, Anita Baker ('The Songstress'), The Mac Band, Shalamar ('High On Life' and 'Take That To The Bank'), The Whispers, Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack ('Tonight I Celebrate My Love'), Whitney Houston ('You're Still My Man') and Elton John ('Philadelphia Freedom').

Gene Page was the brother of musician, songwriter, and producer Billy Page.

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