Portrait of Randy Crawford

Randy Crawford

Artists · Musicians

🇺🇸 United States

American jazz and R&B singer

About Randy Crawford

Veronica "Randy" Crawford (born February 18, 1952) is an American retired jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist. However, she has appeared on the Hot 100 singles chart twice.

The first time was in 1979 as a guest vocalist on the Crusaders' top-40 hit "Street Life". She also dueted with Rick Springfield on the song "Taxi Dancing", which hit number 59 as the B-side of Springfield's hit "Bop Til You Drop". She has had five top-20 hits in the UK, including her 1980 number-two hit, "One Day I'll Fly Away", as well as six UK top-10 albums.

Despite her American nationality, she won Best British Female Solo Artist in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards. In the late 2000s, she received her first two Grammy Award nominations.

Quick facts

Known for
You Might Need Somebody: The Warner Bros. Recordings (1976-1993), Randy Crawford & The Rodger Fox Big Band Live In Concert, Randy Crawford Greatest Hits
Born
1952-02-18
Artist type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Macon
Associated area
United States
Active period
1952-02-18
MusicBrainz description
US jazz/R&B singer Veronica Crawford
Genres
pop soul, quiet storm, r&b, smooth soul
Music tags
pop soul, quiet storm, r&b, smooth soul
ISNI
0000000063043690

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