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| According to new reports, Johnny Kemp died the week of April 13, 2015; his body was found floating in the water of ]. The cause or exact date of death has not yet been determined.<ref name="ap via fox news death">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/18/rb-singer-johnny-kemp-found-dead-on-beach|publisher=foxnews|work=Associated Press|date=April 18, 2015|accessdate=April 18, 2015|author=Staff|title=Singer Johnny Kemp found dead on beach}}</ref><ref>Yesha Callahan, , ''The Root'', April 17, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Singer Johnny Kemp dead at 55|url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2015/apr/17/singer-johnny-kemp-dead-55|accessdate=April 17, 2015|agency=''Amsterdam News''|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> |
According to new reports, Johnny Kemp died the week of April 13, 2015; his body was found floating in the water of ]. The cause or exact date of death has not yet been determined.<ref name="ap via fox news death">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/18/rb-singer-johnny-kemp-found-dead-on-beach|publisher=foxnews|work=Associated Press|date=April 18, 2015|accessdate=April 18, 2015|author=Staff|title=Singer Johnny Kemp found dead on beach}}</ref><ref>Yesha Callahan, , ''The Root'', April 17, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Singer Johnny Kemp dead at 55|url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2015/apr/17/singer-johnny-kemp-dead-55|accessdate=April 17, 2015|agency=''Amsterdam News''|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> While he was scheduled to be on the ]-hosted annual ''Fantastic Voyage'' cruise as a performer when his body was found, reports state he did not board the ship.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Danielle|title=Sad News: Johnny Kemp Of ‘Just Got Paid’ Fame Has Died At 55|url=http://chicagodefender.com/2015/04/17/sad-news-johnny-kemp-of-just-got-paid-fame-has-died-at-55/|website=Chicago Defender|accessdate=April 17, 2015|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>, NewsOne, April 17, 2015.</ref> | ||
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| Birth name | Jonathan Kemp |
| Born | (1959-08-02)August 2, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas |
| Origin | Bahamas |
| Died | April 2015 Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Genres | R&B |
| Occupation(s) | singer producer songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | vocals keyboards Bass synthesizer |
| Years active | 1979–2015 |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 2015) was a Bahamian singer.
Career
Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at 13. He moved to New York in 1979 with the band Kinky Fox. His self-titled debut album came out in 1986 and he scored a minor hit with "Just Another Lover". True success came the following year, however, with the release of his Secrets of Flying album, which contained a pair of Top 5 hits on the US Billboard R&B chart: "Dancin' with Myself" and "Just Got Paid", the latter hitting #1. "Just Got Paid" cracked the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1988, and went to top the Hot Dance Music/Club Play. It provided his only UK Singles Chart entry, peaking at #68 for one week in August 1988. His only other Hot 100 entry was "Birthday Suit", a tune from the soundtrack to the movie, Sing which climbed to #36 in 1989.
Kemp appeared on the 2007 DVD release by Keith Sweat entitled Sweat Hotel Live. This DVD featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of reunion with other R&B/new jack swing era pioneers of the late 1980s, including Teddy Riley. Kemp appeared on the final track, an "all-star finale" rendition of "Just Got Paid", originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the instrumental track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid", when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Kemp listened to it, added his own lyrics to the melody, and "Just Got Paid" was born.
Kemp was the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E event in New York on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated 20 years of new jack swing, and took place at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar.
Family
Kemp was married and the father of two sons.
Death
According to new reports, Johnny Kemp died the week of April 13, 2015; his body was found floating in the water of Montego Bay, Jamaica. The cause or exact date of death has not yet been determined. While he was scheduled to be on the Tom Joyner Foundation-hosted annual Fantastic Voyage cruise as a performer when his body was found, reports state he did not board the ship.
Discography
- 1986: Johnny Kemp
- 1987: Secrets of Flying
See also
- List of Billboard number-one dance hits
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
References
- Huey, Steve. "Biography: Johnny Kemp". AMG. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 298. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Johnny Kemp - "Just Got Paid" song review, allmusic.com; retrieved August 19, 2011.
- Njs4ever.com
- Staff (April 18, 2015). "Singer Johnny Kemp found dead on beach". Associated Press. foxnews. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- Yesha Callahan, "R&B Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55", The Root, April 17, 2015.
- "Singer Johnny Kemp dead at 55". Amsterdam News. April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- Young, Danielle (April 17, 2015). "Sad News: Johnny Kemp Of 'Just Got Paid' Fame Has Died At 55". Chicago Defender. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- "R&B Singer Johnny Kemp Dead At 55", NewsOne, April 17, 2015.
External links
- Johnny Kemp at AllMusic
- Johnny Kemp discography at Discogs
- Interview from the NJS4E Event (YouTube)
- NJS4E Interview- Part II (YouTube)