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'''Jonathan''' "'''Johnny'''" '''Kemp'''<ref name=thebahamajournal>{{cite news|title=Bahamian R&B Singer Died In Jamaica–Ministry of Foreign Affairs Extends Condolences|date=April 20, 2015|publisher=The Bahama Journal|url=http://jonesbahamas.com/bahamian-rb-singer-died-in-jamaica-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-extends-condolences/|access-date=August 22, 2022}}</ref> (August 8,1959 – April 16, 2015) was a ] singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single "]" (1988), which was nominated for a ] for Best R&B Song in 1989.
'''Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp''' (August 2, 1959 – April 2015) was a ] ].


==Career== ==Biography==
===Early life and career===
Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at 13. He moved to New York in 1979 with the band Kinky Fox. His self-titled debut ] came out in 1986 and he scored a minor ] with "Just Another Lover". True success came the following year, however, with the release of his '']'' album, which contained a pair of ] ] on the ] '']'' ] ]: "Dancin' with Myself" and "]", the latter hitting #1. "Just Got Paid" cracked the Top 10 on the ] in 1988,<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4665|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Johnny Kemp|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=]|accessdate=April 19, 2015}}</ref> and went to top the ]. It provided his only ] entry, peaking at #68 for one week in August 1988.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=298}}</ref> His only other Hot 100 entry was "Birthday Suit", a tune from the ] to the ], '']'' which climbed to #36 in 1989.{{cn}}
Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at age 13.<ref name="Whitburn">{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|author-link=Joel Whitburn|title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990|year=1991|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|page=316}}</ref> He moved to ], New York in 1979<ref name="Whitburn"/> with the band Kinky Fox. In the early 1980s, Kemp became a successful session musician and songwriter, singing backup for the ] on their 1982 album ''All Night Long'' (on which he co-wrote several tracks) and for ] on their 1982 album '']'' (on which he co-wrote "Take You To Heaven"). He also appeared on the obscure Network LP ''I Need You'' in 1984, where he had lead vocals on the song "Cover Girl", later re-recorded for his self-titled debut solo album.


===Solo career===
Kemp appeared on the 2007 ] release by ] entitled ''Sweat Hotel Live''. This DVD featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of reunion with other R&B/] era pioneers of the late 1980s, including ]. Kemp appeared on the final track, an "all-star finale" rendition of "Just Got Paid", originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in ]. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the ] track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid", when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Kemp listened to it, added his own ] to the ], and "Just Got Paid" was born.<ref>, allmusic.com; retrieved August 19, 2011.</ref>
Kemp landed a solo recording contract with ] and released his ] in 1986. It charted in the U.S. on '']''{{'}}s ] chart, reaching No. 36 on June 28 of that year.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Top Black Albums|magazine=Billboard|date=June 28, 1986|volume=99|issue=26|page=24|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24}}</ref> He scored a minor ] from the album with "Just Another Lover" (co-written by ]), which peaked at No. 14 ''Billboard'''s ] chart on June 21, 1986<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Hot Black Singles|magazine=Billboard|date=June 21, 1986|volume=99|issue=25|page=28|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28}}</ref> and hit the Hot Dance/Disco charts, reaching No. 26 in ]<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Hot Dance/Disco: Club Play|magazine= Billboard|date=June 21, 1986|volume=99|issue=25|page=38|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA38}}</ref> and No. 35 in ]<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Hot Dance/Disco: Club Play|magazine=Billboard|date=June 28, 1986|volume=99|issue=26|page=32|issn=0006-2510|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32}}</ref> that same month.


Greater success came the following year with the release of his '']'' (1987) album, which contained a pair of Top 5 hits on ''Billboard''′s Hot Black Singles chart, "Dancin' with Myself" and "]", the latter hitting No. 1. "Just Got Paid" hit No. 10 on the ] in the summer of 1988,<ref name="Whitburn"/><ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4665|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Johnny Kemp|last=Huey|first=Steve|publisher=]|access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> and sold over a million singles in the United States. It topped the ] and provided his only ] entry, peaking at No. 68 in August 1988.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=298}}</ref> His only other Hot 100 entry was "Birthday Suit", a tune from the soundtrack to the movie, '']'' (1989), which climbed to No. 36 in 1989.<ref name="Whitburn"/>
Kemp was the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E<ref></ref> event in ] on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated 20 years of new jack swing, and took place at ]'s Sugar Bar.{{cn}}


==Family== ===Later career===
Kemp appeared on ]'s DVD release, '']'' (2007), which featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of reunion with other R&B/] era pioneers of the late 1980s, including ]. Kemp appeared on the final track, an "all-star finale" rendition of "Just Got Paid", originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in ], Georgia. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the ] track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid", when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Kemp listened to it, added his own ] to the ], and "Just Got Paid" was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/song/just-got-paid-t1359342 |title=Johnny Kemp – "Just Got Paid" song review|publisher=AllMusic|access-date= August 19, 2011}}</ref> Kemp also performed a version of the ] theme song (and other songs for that series) that was broadcast on PBS for a few years between the Tina Fabrique and Chaka Khan versions.
Kemp was married and the father of two sons.{{cn}}
Kemp was the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.njs4ever.com |title=NJS4E|website=Njs4ever.com|date=September 8, 2007}}</ref> event in New York City, on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated 20 years of new jack swing and took place at ]'s Sugar Bar.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} In the 90s Johnny Kemp and Sherry Goffin Kondor, the daughter of ] were the lead singers for the popular children's cover band Sugar Beats. The Sugar Beats featured ] members and ] stars Crysta Macalush Winton and Erin Rakow.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/01/nyregion/where-the-oldies-beat-faster-60-s-music-entertains-the-young.html|title=Where the Oldies Beat Faster: 60's Music Entertains the Young <!-- Bot generated title -->|work=]|first=Cynthia Magriel|last=Wetzler|date=February 1, 1998}}</ref> Former ] member and ] star ] was a member of the Sugar Beats.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iheart.com/content/2018-04-05-interview-jesse-mccartney-comments-on-his-own-throwback-photos/|title=Jesse McCartney Comments on His Own Throwback Photos <!-- Bot generated title -->]|date=January 20, 2018 }}</ref> After releasing "80s Greaties" the Sugar Beats broke up in 2009.


==Death== ==Death==
According to new reports, Johnny Kemp died the week of April 13, 2015; his body was found floating in the water of ]. The cause or exact date of death has not yet been determined.<ref name="ap via fox news death">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/18/rb-singer-johnny-kemp-found-dead-on-beach|publisher=foxnews|work=Associated Press|date=April 18, 2015|accessdate=April 18, 2015|author=Staff|title=Singer Johnny Kemp found dead on beach}}</ref><ref>Yesha Callahan, , ''The Root'', April 17, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Singer Johnny Kemp dead at 55|url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2015/apr/17/singer-johnny-kemp-dead-55|accessdate=April 17, 2015|agency=''Amsterdam News''|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> He was scheduled to be on the ]-hosted annual ''Fantastic Voyage'' cruise as a performer when his body was found, reports state he did not board the ship.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Danielle|title=Sad News: Johnny Kemp Of ‘Just Got Paid’ Fame Has Died At 55|url=http://chicagodefender.com/2015/04/17/sad-news-johnny-kemp-of-just-got-paid-fame-has-died-at-55/|website=Chicago Defender|accessdate=April 17, 2015|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>, NewsOne, April 17, 2015.</ref> Kemp was found dead on April 16, 2015, off the coast of ], according to Jamaican reports.<ref name=soulandjazzandfunk>{{cite news|last=Slattery|first=Denis|title= R&B singer Johnny Kemp, best known for the 1989 hit song 'Just Got Paid' found dead near in Jamaica|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/b-singer-johnny-kemp-died-jamaica-article-1.2189605|access-date=April 23, 2015|newspaper=]|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref> He was 55 years old. Kemp had been a passenger on a cruise ship that had docked in Montego Bay. Other cruise ship passengers had seen him earlier that day in the area. Based on an investigation, the ] believed he was walking on some rocks, lost his balance, fell, hit his head, and then drowned.<ref name=jamaicaobserver>{{cite news|title=No foul play in Johnny Kemp's death|date=April 22, 2015|work=Jamaica Observer|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/No-foul-play-in-Johnny-Kemp-s-death_18797688|access-date=April 24, 2015}}</ref> He was scheduled to be on the ]-hosted annual ''Fantastic Voyage'' cruise as a performer when his body was found; reports state he did not board the ship.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Young|first1=Danielle|title=Sad News: Johnny Kemp Of 'Just Got Paid' Fame Has Died At 55|url=http://chicagodefender.com/2015/04/17/sad-news-johnny-kemp-of-just-got-paid-fame-has-died-at-55/|work= Defender|access-date=April 17, 2015|date=April 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsone.com/3108412/rb-singer-johnny-kemp-dead-at-55/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003|title=R&B Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55|work= NewsOne|date=April 17, 2016}}</ref>

He left behind a wife, Deirdre Fisher-Kemp, and their two sons, one of whom, Jared Kemp, is an actor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/22/arts//johnny-kemp-bahamian-singer-dies-at-55.html|title=Johnny Kemp, Bahamian Singer, Dies at 55|agency= Associated Press|date=April 21, 2015|work=The Times }}</ref>


==Discography== ==Discography==
===Studio albums===
*1986: '']''
{| class="wikitable"
*1987: '']''
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Album
! scope="col" colspan="2"|Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:45px;"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="Awards">{{cite web|title=Johnny Kemp - Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-kemp-mn0000241893/awards|website=AllMusic|access-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421011014/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/johnny-kemp-mn0000241893/awards|archive-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="Awards"/>
|-
| 1986
| '']''
| align=center | 136
| align=center | 18
|-
| 1988
| '']''
| align=center | 68
| align=center | 4
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes the release did not chart.
|}

===Compilation albums===
* ''Just Got Paid'' (2004)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"|Single
! scope="col" colspan="4"|Peak chart positions
|-
! style="width:45px;"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="VF">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Johnny+Kemp.art|title=Johnny Kemp Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|website=Music VF|access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>]</small><br><ref name="VF"/>
! style="width:45px;"|<small>]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24976/johnny-kemp/|title=JOHNNY KEMP - full Official Chart History|website=]|access-date=May 16, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1986
| "Just Another Lover"
| align=center | 26
| align=center | 14
| align=center | ―
| align=center | ―
|-
| "Cover Girl"
| align=center | —
| align=center | 39
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
|-
| "Anything Worth Having (Is Worth Waiting For)"
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1988
| "]"
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 10
| align=center | 68
|-
| "One Thing Led to Another"
| align=center | —
| align=center | 40
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
|-
| "Dancin' With Myself"
| align=center | 12
| align=center | 5
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1989
| "Birthday Suit"
| align=center | 25
| align=center | 21
| align=center | 36
| align=center | ―
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1990
| "Cover Girl"
| align=center | —
| align=center | —
| align=center | —
| align=center | ―
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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==External links== ==External links==
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* {{Discogs artist}} * {{Discogs artist}}
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| DATE OF BIRTH = August 2, 1959
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Nassau, Bahamas
| DATE OF DEATH = April 2015
| PLACE OF DEATH = Montego Bay, Jamaica}}


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Bahamian singer and songwriter (1959–2015)

Johnny Kemp
Background information
Birth nameJonathan Kemp
Born(1959-08-08)August 8, 1959
Nassau, Bahamas
DiedApril 16, 2015(2015-04-16) (aged 55)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
GenresR&B, new jack swing
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboards, bass synthesizer
Years active1979–2015
LabelsColumbia
Musical artist

Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp (August 8,1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a songwriter in late 1979 and is perhaps best known for his solo work, including his single "Just Got Paid" (1988), which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song in 1989.

Biography

Early life and career

Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at age 13. He moved to Harlem, New York in 1979 with the band Kinky Fox. In the early 1980s, Kemp became a successful session musician and songwriter, singing backup for the B. B. & Q. Band on their 1982 album All Night Long (on which he co-wrote several tracks) and for Change on their 1982 album Sharing Your Love (on which he co-wrote "Take You To Heaven"). He also appeared on the obscure Network LP I Need You in 1984, where he had lead vocals on the song "Cover Girl", later re-recorded for his self-titled debut solo album.

Solo career

Kemp landed a solo recording contract with Columbia Records and released his eponymous debut album in 1986. It charted in the U.S. on Billboard's Top Black Albums chart, reaching No. 36 on June 28 of that year. He scored a minor hit single from the album with "Just Another Lover" (co-written by Kashif), which peaked at No. 14 Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart on June 21, 1986 and hit the Hot Dance/Disco charts, reaching No. 26 in Club Play and No. 35 in 12 Inch Singles Sales that same month.

Greater success came the following year with the release of his Secrets of Flying (1987) album, which contained a pair of Top 5 hits on Billboard′s Hot Black Singles chart, "Dancin' with Myself" and "Just Got Paid", the latter hitting No. 1. "Just Got Paid" hit No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1988, and sold over a million singles in the United States. It topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and provided his only UK Singles Chart entry, peaking at No. 68 in August 1988. His only other Hot 100 entry was "Birthday Suit", a tune from the soundtrack to the movie, Sing (1989), which climbed to No. 36 in 1989.

Later career

Kemp appeared on Keith Sweat's DVD release, Sweat Hotel Live (2007), which featured live performances by Sweat in a sort of reunion with other R&B/new jack swing era pioneers of the late 1980s, including Teddy Riley. Kemp appeared on the final track, an "all-star finale" rendition of "Just Got Paid", originally recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia. Incidentally, Sweat had initially passed on the instrumental track that would eventually become "Just Got Paid", when it was first offered to him in the mid-1980s. Kemp listened to it, added his own lyrics to the melody, and "Just Got Paid" was born. Kemp also performed a version of the Reading Rainbow theme song (and other songs for that series) that was broadcast on PBS for a few years between the Tina Fabrique and Chaka Khan versions. Kemp was the featured performer (singing "Just Got Paid") at the NJS4E event in New York City, on September 8, 2007. As the name implied, the show celebrated and commemorated 20 years of new jack swing and took place at Ashford & Simpson's Sugar Bar. In the 90s Johnny Kemp and Sherry Goffin Kondor, the daughter of Carole King were the lead singers for the popular children's cover band Sugar Beats. The Sugar Beats featured The Broadway Kids members and Les Miserables (musical) stars Crysta Macalush Winton and Erin Rakow. Former Dream Street member and Summerland (TV series) star Jesse McCartney was a member of the Sugar Beats. After releasing "80s Greaties" the Sugar Beats broke up in 2009.

Death

Kemp was found dead on April 16, 2015, off the coast of Montego Bay, according to Jamaican reports. He was 55 years old. Kemp had been a passenger on a cruise ship that had docked in Montego Bay. Other cruise ship passengers had seen him earlier that day in the area. Based on an investigation, the St James Police believed he was walking on some rocks, lost his balance, fell, hit his head, and then drowned. He was scheduled to be on the Tom Joyner Foundation-hosted annual Fantastic Voyage cruise as a performer when his body was found; reports state he did not board the ship.

He left behind a wife, Deirdre Fisher-Kemp, and their two sons, one of whom, Jared Kemp, is an actor.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album Peak chart positions
US
 US R&B
1986 Johnny Kemp 136 18
1988 Secrets of Flying 68 4
"—" denotes the release did not chart.

Compilation albums

  • Just Got Paid (2004)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Dance
 US R&B
 US Pop
 UK
1986 "Just Another Lover" 26 14 ― ―
"Cover Girl" — 39 — ―
"Anything Worth Having (Is Worth Waiting For)" — ― — ―
1988 "Just Got Paid" 1 1 10 68
"One Thing Led to Another" — 40 — ―
"Dancin' With Myself" 12 5 — ―
1989 "Birthday Suit" 25 21 36 ―
1990 "Cover Girl" — — — ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

References

  1. ^ "No foul play in Johnny Kemp's death". Jamaica Observer. April 22, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. "Bahamian R&B Singer Died In Jamaica–Ministry of Foreign Affairs Extends Condolences". The Bahama Journal. April 20, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 316.
  4. "Top Black Albums". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 26. June 28, 1986. p. 24. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Hot Black Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 25. June 21, 1986. p. 28. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. "Hot Dance/Disco: Club Play". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 25. June 21, 1986. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. "Hot Dance/Disco: Club Play". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 26. June 28, 1986. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
  8. Huey, Steve. "Biography: Johnny Kemp". AMG. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  9. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 298. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. "Johnny Kemp – "Just Got Paid" song review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  11. "NJS4E". Njs4ever.com. September 8, 2007.
  12. Wetzler, Cynthia Magriel (February 1, 1998). "Where the Oldies Beat Faster: 60's Music Entertains the Young". The New York Times.
  13. "Jesse McCartney Comments on His Own Throwback Photos ]". January 20, 2018.
  14. Slattery, Denis (April 17, 2015). "R&B singer Johnny Kemp, best known for the 1989 hit song 'Just Got Paid' found dead near in Jamaica". Daily News. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  15. Young, Danielle (April 17, 2015). "Sad News: Johnny Kemp Of 'Just Got Paid' Fame Has Died At 55". Defender. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  16. "R&B Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55". NewsOne. April 17, 2016.
  17. "Johnny Kemp, Bahamian Singer, Dies at 55". The Times. Associated Press. April 21, 2015.
  18. ^ "Johnny Kemp - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "Johnny Kemp Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  20. "JOHNNY KEMP - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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