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Instruments
  
Piano, keyboards

Associated acts
  
Role
  
Name
  
Skip Scarborough

Years active
  
1960s – 2003


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Birth name
  
Clarence Alexander Scarborough

Born
  
November 26, 1944Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States (
1944-11-26
)

Occupation(s)
  
Songwriter, arranger, record producer

Died
  
July 3, 2003, Los Angeles, California, United States

Awards
  
Grammy Award for Best R&B Song

Genres
  
Rhythm and blues, Funk, Soul music, Disco

Nominations
  
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Similar People
  
Bill Withers, Maurice White, Anita Baker, Jerry Peters, Azar Lawrence

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Clarence Alexander "Skip" Scarborough (November 26, 1944 – July 3, 2003) was a songwriter, best known for romantic ballads.

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Biography

Scarborough was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He lived in Los Angeles most of his life. He died of cancer July 3, 2003 in Los Angeles.

A prolific songwriter, Scarborough wrote songs performed by L.T.D., Anita Baker and Earth, Wind & Fire. He co-wrote "Giving You the Best That I Got", which won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Song.

Credits

  • 1970
  • "Love or Let Me Be Lonely" (Friends of Distinction)
  • 1973
  • "Can't Hide Love" (Creative Source)
  • 1976
  • "Can't Hide Love", (Earth, Wind & Fire, Carmen McRae, Hummingbird)
  • "Love Ballad" (LTD)
  • 1977
  • "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (The Emotions)
  • "Love's Holiday" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
  • 1978
  • "Lovely Day" (Bill Withers)
  • "Love Changes" (Mother's Finest)
  • "Love Music" (Earth, Wind & Fire)
  • 1979
  • "It's Alright with Me" (Patti LaBelle)
  • "Love Ballad" (George Benson)
  • 1982
  • "Love Notes" (Deniece Williams)
  • 1983
  • "They Say" (Deniece Williams) & (Phillip Bailey)
  • 1988
  • "Giving You the Best That I Got" (Anita Baker)
  • 1990
  • "Don't Ask My Neighbors" (Nancy Wilson)
  • 1992
  • "Sacrifice of Praise" (Edwin Hawkins)
  • 1995
  • "Feel the Funk" (IMx)
  • References

    Skip Scarborough Wikipedia


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