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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
The late Johnny Kemp (Photo by Erik Mosvold/Grand Bahama)
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New York, NY - A memorial service for the late beloved Bahamian musical icon, Johnny Kemp will be held in Harlem, New York on Monday, May 11th at 1pm at St. Phillips Church, 204 West 13414th Street in The Village.
Kemp died on April 16th in Jamaica at the age of 55.
Born August 2, 1959, Kemp Johnny Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at the age of 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."
Kemp is likely most known for "Just Got Paid" an "all-star finale" on Keith Sweat's 2007 DVD Sweat Hotel Live, recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. The song got him a Grammy nomination in 1989 in a category that included Bobby Brown and Luther Vandross. The song was a No. 1 hit on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart.
Condolences are extended to his wife Deidre, his two sons, his family, friends and fans.
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Bahamas statement on the death of Johnny Kemp
Bahamian legend, Johnny Kemp passes suddenly at age 55
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