Kenny G

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Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) better known by his stage name Kenny G is an American jazz saxophonist.

Duotones, his 1986 album, brought him huge commercial success.

Kenny G is one of the top-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than $700 million.

Early life

Kenny G was born in Seattle, Washington, to a Jewish family. His mother, a Canadian Jew from Saskatchewan, Canada, was a Canadian Jew. After he heard a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, he came into contact with the saxophone. When he was ten years old, he started playing the saxophone, a Buffet Crampon alto.

Kenny G attended Whitworth Elementary School, Sharples Junior High School (renamed Kurose Middle School), Franklin High School, and the University of Washington, all located in his home city of Seattle. He failed at his first attempt to join the jazz band, but auditioned again the following year and received first chair. Robert Damper (piano, keyboards) is a member of his Franklin High School classmate Robert Damper (piano, keyboards) plays in his band. He took private lessons on the saxophone and clarinet from Johnny Jessen once a week for a year in addition to his studies.

He was also on his high school golf team. Since his elder brother, Brian Gorelick, introduced him to it when he was ten, he has been a fan of the sport.

Personal life

Kenny G married Janice DeLeon in 1980, but they divorced in 1987. Lyndie Benson married Lyndie Benson in 1992, and the pair had two sons, Max and Noah. Max received his degree from Columbia University and Noah from the University of Southern California. Benson-Gorelick filed for divorce in January 2012. In August 2012, Kenny G filed for divorce.

Kenny G built a house in Hunts Point, Washington, in 1996, which he sold in 1999 to Craig McCaw. Kenny G now lives in Malibu, California. He is an avid golfer with a handicap of +0.6. As of 2007, he has competed in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament seven times and partnered with Phil Mickelson to share the AT&T pro-am crown with Tiger Woods and Jerry Chang in 2001. According to golf handicap indices of major players, he came first in 2006 and second in 2008. He is a member of Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.

Kenny G is an aircraft pilot and pilot who uses a De Havilland Beaver seaplane, which he uses regularly. He was also an early investor in the Starbucks coffee house chain.

Kenny G is Jewish.

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Career

Kenny G's career began as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973, when he was 17 and still in high school. He continued to play professionally while attending a major in accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum lauded. He enrolled, but to get into practice, he had to pass the CPA exam.

He spent time with Cold, Bold, and Together before becoming a credited member of The Jeff Lorber Fusion. He then left the band, later claiming that he had outgrown his friendship with them.

Kenny G signed to Arista Records as a solo artist in 1982, after label president Clive Davis heard his version of "Dancing Queen" by the ABC. Kenny G was his stage name because it "had a nice ring to it." Kenny G's debut studio album, which was released in 1981 with members of the Jeff Lorber Fusion, was released in the following year. Critics loved the album, and it debuted at No. 1 on the charts. Billboard Jazz Albums ranked 10th on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Kenny G. was born in January 1983 and Gravity in May 1985, both of which received Platinum status in the United States for selling one million copies. During this period, he worked with guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer Kashif on several tracks, including the 1985 hit "Love on the Rise."

Kenny G.'s career began in 1986 during his most lucrative period. Duotones, his fourth solo album, was released in September 1986, and it features an original instrumental track, "Songbird," inspired by his move from Seattle to Los Angeles, which brought him to a new life for him. The album's success in the United States alone grew his fame worldwide as a result. The "songbird" hit No. 1 on the charts. The Billboard Hot 100's top 10 debuts and lead single, "Don't Make Me Wait for Love," starring Lenny Williams on lead vocals, has risen to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Hot 100 and No. 88 are both No. 15 and No. 1. In 1987, Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart had 2 people on it.

Kenny G worked with jazz and R&B musicians such as George Benson, Patti LaBelle, and Aretha Franklin from the mid-to-late 1980s. The hit-single "Love Power," a Dionne Warwick duet with Jeffrey Osborne that featured G as a guest saxophonist, reached No. 20 in 1987. No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. 5 on R&B/Hip-Hop songs.

Kenny G Live, his first live album, contained hit songs, "Going Home" being one of the People's Republic of China's most popular songs. Kenny G has performed with a number of artists, including Andrea Bocelli, Aaron Neville, Toni Braxton, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Dudley Moore, Ledley Moore, Dudley Moore, Jedley Moore, Steve Miller, The Rippingtons, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Bebel Gilberto, and Smokey Robinson. Grover Washington Jr., a saxophonist, has influenced his albums, which are usually described as smooth jazz.

Kenny G has appeared on many film soundtracks, including Dying Young and The Bodyguard. The album "Theme for Dying Young," which was written for the film, was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance by the Grammy. Kenny G appears on The Bodyguard's soundtrack, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, "Waiting for You" and "Even if My Heart Breaks." On 34th Street, his music appeared in The Shadow and Miracle.

Breathless, his sixth studio album, was released in 1992 and went on to become the best-selling instrumental album ever, with over 15 million copies sold around the world, with 12 million copies in the United States alone. Many hits, including "Forever in Love," the recipient of the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Composition of the Grammy Awards, as well as "Forever in Love," were included on the album, which charted in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. At No. 1, "sentimental" charted. On the Adult Contemporary Chart, 27 people appeared, while "By the Time This Night Is Over," a Peabo Bryson-led project, reached No. 27 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, and "By the Time This Night Is Over" reached No. 27. On the Hot 100, 25 of the best 100 are located.

Miracles, his first holiday album, has sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date. At the 1994 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony in Pasadena, California, he also performed the "National Anthem of the United States."

Kenny G received a place in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Kenny G. at J&R Music World in New York City held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds using circular respiration. Todd Terry and Tony Moran's album "Havana") was reimagined by Todd Terry and Tony Moran and released to dance clubs in the United States last year. In April 1997, the mixes debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart.

According to Nielsen/SoundScan, Kenny G's second holiday album, Faith, is the nation's second-best-selling holiday album of 1999, despite the fact that it only sold 2 million units. The singles from the album, the classic "Auld Lang Syne," debuted at No. 74 on the charts. On the Hot 100, 7 out of 10. His interpretation of "Auld Lang Syne" appeared at the time of charting and was popularized by the then-defunct New Year celebration in 2000. It was also the first-written song to reach the Hot 100 charts at the time of its peak.

Kenny G was welcomed to the White House in February 2000 and performed for state governors and members of the Clinton Cabinet.

In 2002, he released Paradise, his eighth studio album. The album featured R&B singer Brian McKnight as well as the single "One More Time," a duet with Chanté Moore.

On At Last...The Duets Album; David Benoit; Daryl Hall, lead singer of Hall & Oates; Burt Bacharach; and Barbra Streisand are among David Benoit's colaborators and colleagues. It includes reports on Careless Whisper, as well as Elton John's "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," a Richard Marx collaboration. In the United States, the album has been rated Gold.

Kenny G's eleventh studio album I'm in the Mood for Love... The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time includes interpretations of The Beatles' hit song "You Raise Me Up," Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet's "You Raise Me Up," and James Blunt's "You Are Beautiful" as well as the Chinese ballad "My Heart."

Kenny G was named America's 25th highest-selling artist by the RIAA in 2006, with 48 million albums sold in the United States as of July 31, 2006.

Kenny G appeared with the band Weezer in an AOL promotion of their album Raditude in October 2009 by soloing during "I'm Your Daddy." Before the show, Kenny G said he had no idea about Weezer. Despite that some music writers had joined in the common critique of his work, AOL's Spinner.com and Popeater.com all applauded the unlikely pairing.com and Popeater.com have received raves about it.

Robin Thicke and his long-time collaborator Babyface were heavily influenced by R&B's 2010 album Heart and Soul. Critics have praised it.

Kenny G appeared in Audi's Super Bowl XLV commercial, titled "Release the Hounds." He appeared in a short film as the Head of Riot Suppression for a luxurious Prison.

"Last Friday Night" by Katy Perry's "Music Video (T.G.I.F.) he appeared in the music video. Uncle Kenny is the name you use to describe him. He performed with alternative rock band Foster the People on the album "Houdini" on Saturday Night Live on October 8, 2011.

On WLOQ in Orlando, Kenny G hosts a radio show with Sandy Kovach.

On October 28, 2014, his Brazilian Nights were announced. Paul Desmond, Cannonball Adderley's boss, and Stan Getz were inspired by the album. In January 2015, the album was released. Kenny G was able to reclaim his Billboard 200 at number 86. He started The Brazilian Tour for the album, visiting North America and Asia throughout the year.

Kenny G said on Twitter photos of his visit to the 2014 Hong Kong protests, which the PRC government has condemned illegally, "I wish everyone a nonviolent and hopeful conclusion to this situation." The feed prompted an immediate enrage from the Chinese foreign ministry. Kenny G said, "I don't really know anything about it and that my impromptu visit to Hong Kong was just part of an innocent walk around Hong Kong...I only wanted to announce my wish for peace for Hong Kong and the whole of China as I'm close to and care about China."

Kenny G was satirized by Andy Samberg in the Netflix series "Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special" in February 2017. Kenny G appears as a janitor at the end of the scene. Jake Owen, a country singer, appeared in an episode of Drop the Mic against country singer Jake Owen.

Kenny G appeared on the Kanye West gospel album "Is King" in October 2019. The song, which was his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, ranked as one of the few artists - alongside Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2 and "Weird Al" Yankovic - to have appeared in the top 40 every decade from 1980 to 2010.

The Weeknd unveiled a remix of Kenny G.'s hit song In Your Eyes in October 2020.

Kenny G contributed to the soundtrack of "My Heart Will Go On" and "Gary's Song," which had been written for the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Have You Seen This Snail." With the character Kelpy G., the Nickelodeon series parodies the artist.

He is the subject of the 2021 documentary film Listening to Kenny G.

He appeared on avant-garde metal band "Merkurius Gilded" with his son Max Gorelick on guitar in 2022.

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