Carlos Sanchez
Music 1010
Presentation
Biography
•Robert Sylvester
Kelly
•DOB: January 8,
1967
•Born and Raised in
Chicago, IL
•Married Andrea
Lee, divorced in
2006.
•2 daughters and 1
son.
•Mentor at
Kenwood Academy:
Lena McLin
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Nicknamed “The Pied Piper” and “King of
R&B.”
Started as part of Public Announcement.
Went solo in 1993-12 Play album
Music is spiritually inspirational and
extremely sexual
Writer, producer, and singer
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Hit songs- “I Believe I Can Fly,” “World’s
greatest.
Wrote, produced, and remixed music for
several artists.
R Kelly joined forces with Jay-Z in 2002.
Sales failed due Kelly’s criminal accusationschild pornography.
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R Kelly was acquitted of all charges.
Unfinished Business with Jay-Z in 2004-not a
success.
2005-TP.3 album
Creative experiment with “R&B aria-meetssoap-opera.”
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Currently, writing a memoir-out in 2011.
Many awards: Best R&B singer, songwriter,
and producer.
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Step In the Name of Love Remix:
 Original version on Loveland Album
 Remix version released in 2003 Chocolate Factory
Album
 Main topic of song is a form of dancing called
“Stepping.”
 R Kelly Publishing Inc.
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Happy People:
 Happy People/U Saved Me album-2004.
 Mixture of danceable soul records with gospel
anthems.
 Similar to “Step in the Name of Love.”
 R Kelly Publishing Inc.
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Introduction:
 Singer talking
 Major Mode
 Quadruple simple meter
 Flute, guitar, electronic keyboard, percussion
 Singing to the beat in intro
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3 Verses:
 Solo tenor singer
 Homophonic tone
 Major mode
 Singer’s voice split into round
 Strong sound on 1st beat
 Violins, electronic guitar, flute, and electronic
piano
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Chorus:
 Quadruple meter
 One voice, singing to different words to the same
tune, different times.
 Same instruments, minus electronic guitar.
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Bridge:
 Major mode
 Talking about stepping
 Flute & Electronic Piano
 Beat slows down
Music ends to slow beat, chorus keeps repeating.
Music Fades
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Introduction:
 Singer talking
 Major mode
 Quadruple meter
 Multiple voices
 Piano, flute, and percussion
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3 Verses:
 Quadruple meter
 Homophonic tone
 Singer’s voice echoes, makes multiple voices
 3rd verse, quicker than other two verses
 Percussion, piano, flute, electronic keyboard
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Chorus:
 Echoing voices
 Tenor
 Homophonic tone
 Major mode
 Percussion, piano, flute, and electronic keyboard
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Bridge:
 Instructions to stepping.
 Backup vocals.
 Talking in tenor voice.
 Electronic keyboard, percussion, electronic guitar,
Singer continues talking/singing, slowly instruments
and music fades.
IMDB. R. Kelly. Retrieved September 26, 2010 from:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005084/bio
Wikipedia. R. Kelly. Retrieved September 26, 2010 from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Kelly
(2010). Wikipedia. Happy People. Retrieved September 26, 2010 from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_People/U_Saved_Me
(2010). Wikipedia. Step in the Name of Love. Retrieved September 26, 2010
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_in_the_Name_of_Love
(2010). Answers. Step in the Name of Love. Retrieved September 26, 2010
from: www.answers.com/.../step-in-the-name-of-love-performed-by-rkelly
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Greatest Performer and Producer of R&B.