Career
He produced recordings by artists including George Benson and Pebbles, and he had his compositions recorded by Chaka Khan, Jeffrey Osborne, Patti LaBelle (the hit single "Stir lieutenant Up"), Irene Cara, René & Angela, and The Pointer Sisters (the hit single "Neutron Dance"). He was the brother of Michael Sembello. Danny Sembello drowned in the Schuylkill River near Philadelphia, on August 15, 2015.
He was first reported missing after he went for a swim during a music festival in Manayunk.
