Walter Beasley
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Biography
Walter Beasley, born May 24, 1961 in the United States, began his musical journey in Elâ¯Centro, California, where by age thirteen he was performing in Spanish with the band Losâ¯Elegantes. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1984, he joined the faculty as a shortâterm instructor, a position that became permanent. Walter Beasley released his selfâtitled debut album Walterâ¯Beasley in 1987, followed by Justâ¯Kickinââ¯It (1989), Intimacy (1993), and Walterâ¯Beasley Liveâ¯andâ¯More (1996). The 1997 release Tonightâ¯Weâ¯Love and the 1998 album Forâ¯Yourâ¯Pleasure solidified Walter Beasley's presence in contemporary R&B and smooth jazz. Subsequent albums Wonâtâ¯Youâ¯Letâ¯Meâ¯Loveâ¯You (2000), Rendezvous (2002), Goâ¯Withâ¯theâ¯Flow (2003), and Forâ¯Her (2005) expanded his catalog, while The Classicâ¯R&B Collection and Greatestâ¯Hits! compilations highlighted his enduring appeal. In 2007 he issued Readyâ¯forâ¯Love and Overjoyed!â¯Aâ¯Celebrationâ¯Ofâ¯Stevieâ¯Wonder, and in 2009 released Freeâ¯Yourâ¯Mind. His most recent studio effort, Meetâ¯Meâ¯atâ¯Myâ¯Place, arrived in 2022. Walter Beasley's career has earned him Boston Music Awards for Outstanding Jazz Artist (2001, 2019), a Berklee Trustee Award (2001), and SESAC National Performing Activity Awards for âCominââ¯atâ¯Chaâ (2001) and âRendezvousâ (2002), among other recognitions.
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Albums
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- Ready For Love
- Steady As She Goes
- Coolness
- Oh Yeah
- On The Edge
- I'm So Happy
- Jump On It
- Call Me
- On The Black Side
- Introduction
- Baby Can't You See
- My Girl
- Don't Say Goodnight
- Remember When
- Grace
- Let's Ride
- Things Change
- Playtime
- Deep in My Soul by Jon Henninger Band
- Tenderness
- Back In Love Again
- Freaknic
- Where
- Nothin But A Thang
