BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : AFRICAN AMERICAN " KENNY GREENE " WAS A SINGER, SONG WRITER WHO WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE R&B GROUP INTRO : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS "

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Kenny Greene

Kenny Greene
Also known as	G-Love
Born	January 17, 1969
Died	October 1, 2001 (aged 32) New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Keyboards, sampler,synthesizers, piano
Years active	1988–2001
Associated acts	Intro, Mary J. Blige, 98 Degrees, Will Smith, Tyrese,Cam'ron

Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group Intro.

Career

As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced most, if not all, of the group's tracks and was lead vocalist. He also wrote many songs for other artists, such as Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce" and "Love No Limit." For his work with Blige, Greene won the Songwriter of the Year award from the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers'.^[1] Greene also worked withWill Smith, Cam'ron and 98 Degrees.^[2]

The last time he recorded was early in 2001 singing background vocals for Tyrese on the song "For Always" on the 2000 Wattsalbum.

Death

In a 2001 interview with Sister 2 Sister magazine, Greene revealed that he was bisexual ^[3] and that he was suffering from AIDS. He died in New York City at the age of 32 due to complications of the disease.^[3]