Wayne Garfield

{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}

{{Short description|American singer-songwriter (1952–2022)}}

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| birth_date = January 21, 1952

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'''Wayne K. Garfield''' (January 21, 1952 - September 9, 2022) was an American composer, collaborating songwriter, vocalist, social entrepreneur, community activist, and producer, who was born in 1952 in New York City. He co-founded of the music collective [[Change (band)|Change]], which launched the career of [[Luther Vandross]] with the hit song "[[The Glow of Love]]" which became #1 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Dance/Disco Chart in the summer of 1980.In addition, Garfield’s songs appear on Platinum-Plus recordings by Luther Vandross, [[J. Cole]], Now! 7, and Janet Jackson (2010 Best of Number Ones; 2010 Icon: Number Ones, 2009 Number Ones, 2009 The Best). Garfield was an active participant in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and internationally as a player representative. Among his successful clients were NBA Summer League standout, Chedney Gray and Jimmy Baxter, who in 2006 was the recipient of the France (Pro, A) basketball league’s Sixth Man of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritmusicgroup.com/Clients/Library/Wayne-Garfield|title=Spirit Music Group | Wayne Garfield|website=www.spiritmusicgroup.com|access-date=Apr 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924170725/http://www.spiritmusicgroup.com/Clients/Library/Wayne-Garfield|archive-date=September 24, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.writersrulecoalition.org/about_us|title=FOUNDER|website=Wrc200|access-date=Apr 13, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NMSKDwAAQBAJ&q=wayne+garfield+&pg=PT70 |title=The History of Hip Hop - Eric Reese - Google Books |website=Books.google.com |date= March 2019|access-date=2020-04-30|last1=Reese |first1=Eric }}{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200014575 |title=COFFY | Library of Congress |website=Loc.gov |date= |access-date=2020-04-30}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Roy-Ayers-Dee-Dee-Bridgewater-Wayne-Garfield/Coffy-Is-The-Color |title=Roy Ayers feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater & Wayne Garfield - Coffy Is The Color Lyrics |website=Musixmatch.com |date=1997-02-04 |access-date=2020-04-30}}

'''Wayne K. Garfield''' (January 21, 1952 – September 9, 2022) was an American composer, collaborating songwriter, vocalist, social businessman, community activist and producer, who was born in 1952 in New York City. He co-founded of the music collective [[Change (band)|Change]], which launched the career of [[Luther Vandross]] with the hit song "[[The Glow of Love]]" which became #1 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] Dance/Disco Chart in the summer of 1980.In addition, Garfield’s songs appear on Platinum-Plus recordings by Luther Vandross, [[J. Cole]], Now! 7, and Janet Jackson (2010 Best of Number Ones; 2010 Icon: Number Ones, 2009 Number Ones, 2009 The Best). Garfield was an active participant in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and internationally as a player representative. Among his successful clients were NBA Summer League standout, Chedney Gray and Jimmy Baxter, who in 2006 was the recipient of the France (Pro, A) basketball league’s Sixth Man of the Year and Newcomer of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://www.spiritmusicgroup.com/Clients/Library/Wayne-Garfield|title=Spirit Music Group | Wayne Garfield|website=www.spiritmusicgroup.com|access-date=Apr 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924170725/http://www.spiritmusicgroup.com/Clients/Library/Wayne-Garfield|archive-date=September 24, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.writersrulecoalition.org/about_us|title=FOUNDER|website=Wrc200|access-date=Apr 13, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NMSKDwAAQBAJ&q=wayne+garfield+&pg=PT70 |title=The History of Hip Hop - Eric Reese - Google Books |website=Books.google.com |date= March 2019|access-date=2020-04-30|last1=Reese |first1=Eric }}{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200014575 |title=COFFY | Library of Congress |website=Loc.gov |date= |access-date=2020-04-30}}{{cite web|url=https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Roy-Ayers-Dee-Dee-Bridgewater-Wayne-Garfield/Coffy-Is-The-Color |title=Roy Ayers feat. Dee Dee Bridgewater & Wayne Garfield - Coffy Is The Color Lyrics |website=Musixmatch.com |date=1997-02-04 |access-date=2020-04-30}} Garfield died on September 9, 2022, at the age of 70.{{cite web |title=Wayne K. Garfield |url=https://www.levettfuneralhome.com/obituaries/wayne-garfield-2/#!/TributeWall |website=Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home & Crematory |access-date=22 April 2026}}

==Career==

==Career==

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[[Category:1952 births]]

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[[Category:20th-century American singer-songwriters]]

[[Category:20th-century American singer-songwriters]]

[[Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters]]

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[[Category:21st-century African-American male singers]]

[[Category:21st-century African-American male singers]]

[[Category:American male singer-songwriters]]

[[Category:American male singer-songwriters]]

[[Category:1952 births]]

[[Category:2022 deaths]]

[[Category:20th-century American male composers]]

[[Category:20th-century American male composers]]