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Maxwell
Gerald Maxwell Rivera, (born May 23, ), better known bygd his stage names Maxwell and Musze, is an American (of Caribbean descent) singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor . Along with fellow musicians D'Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell has been credited with helping to shape what has been termed the "neo soul" movement that rose to prominence during the late s.
Early life
Maxwell was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a Haitian mother and a Puerto Rican father. His mother grew up in a devout Baptist household in Haiti. Maxwell's father died in a plane crash when Maxwell was three years old. The experience made him a deeply religious child.
Career
Beginnings
After receiving a low-cost Casio keyboard from a friend, the Brooklyn, New York-native began composing music at age Already a fan of what he described as "jheri curl soul", which was the trademark of early s R&B acts such as Patrice Rushen, S.O.S. grupp and Rose Royce, Maxwell began to teach him
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A lot of my post on Substack have been obits or reflectons on performers I’ve admired, looking back on their legacy. It’s one of the things about getting older. You live a lot of your life looking back on things past.
So its fun to celebrate someone with a rich past that’s still vital and making moves. One of my favorite singers and most dedicated artist just turned fifty. In an era when R&B and soul are devalued, despite being the underpinning of so much contemporary music, Maxwell has remained true to those sounds while pushing his music into a new shapes and directions. By sticking to his artistic goals, and not chasing trends, Maxwell has built a huge fan base that still fills arenas and he uses his platform to support other performers who have stayed true to the essence of soul singing.
Much like his creative mentor Sade, Maxwell takes his time with his music, spreading out his albums releases and using the same core of collaborators so that h
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Maxwell (musician)
American R&B singer (born )
Musical artist
Gerald Maxwell Rivera[3][4][5][6] (born May 23, ), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio skiva Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite (), which received widespread acclaim and spawned the hit singles "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" and "Sumthin' Sumthin'".[7] Through the album and its follow ups, Maxwell has been credited—alongside Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, and Erykah Badu—with popularizing neo soul for mainstream audiences in the late s.[8]
His second and third albums, Embrya () and Now (), both received platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA);[9] the latter became his first to debut atop the Billboard chart. His single, "Fortunate" was released for the R. Kelly-produced soundtrack to the film Li