Background
Garry Dewayne Glenn was born on May 12, 1955 in Detroit, the son of Robert and Bonnie (née Beard) Glenn.
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Career
By the late 1970s, he turned his attention to songwriting. In the 1980s he was a frequent songwriting collaborator with Dianne Quander. His songs have been recorded by The Dramatics, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Emotions, Eddie Kendricks, Jean Carne and Anita Baker.
Glenn died on September 27, 1991 from kidney failure.
His songs continued to be recorded by other artists and sampled by others Sparkle sampled the song on the track, "Time to Move On" on her 1998 debut album.
Achievements
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He also wrote “Intimate Friends” that was recorded by Eddie Kendricks and later sampled by Alicia Keys for the Grammy Award-nominated recording “Unbreakable.” In 2005, Alicia Keys sampled the same song on "Unbreakable." The latter recording was nominated for two Grammys and won two National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards.
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September 27, 1991 (aged 36)