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Along with fellow founders D`Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell was enormously important in defining and shaping the neo-soul movement that rose to prominence over the latter half of the `90s. Drawing his ...
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In 2019, Maxwell was honored with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (an American educational foundation that researches issues affecting African Americans) and ...
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He has been credited, along with fellow musicians D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, with helping to shape the ‘neo soul’ (a genre of popular music that emerged from the soul and contemporary R&B music genres) ...
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In the mid-1990s, he is said to have written and recorded more than 300 songs while continuing to play at small venues throughout New York City. His burgeoning reputation saw him sign a recording contract ...
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His musical growth was rapid, and by 1991, he had started performing on the New York City club scene. Around this time, he also began recording songs for a demo tape which eventually led to his official ...
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Maxwell began composing music when he was about 17 years old. This was after a friend had gifted him a Casio keyboard. He soon self-learned how to play a variety of musical instruments.
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