Keith Washington, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Keith Washington

American singer

Date of Birth: 15-Nov-1960

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Keith Washington

  • Keith Washington (born November 15, 1960) is an American R&B vocalist from Detroit, Michigan who recorded the hit single "Kissing You" in 1991.
  • The song was also used as Background music for the ABC television soap opera General Hospital.
  • "Kissing You" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance Male and won a 1992 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Male.
  • The song also topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for one week. Washington also recorded a duet with Kylie Minogue, their co-composition "If You Were with Me Now" in 1991 (on PWL Records) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. Washington branched out in a few acting roles.
  • He starred as himself on the series Martin in an episode called "A Woman with a Past" singing a duet with Tisha Campbell-Martin entitled "The Closer I Get to You" a classic ballad performed and made famous in 1978 by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway.
  • In addition, Keith had a brief role in the TV soap opera General Hospital as Keith Jasper.
  • He also had a brief role in John Singleton's Poetic Justice, starring Janet Jackson, as a hairdresser named Dexter.Washington's first marriage to Marsha Jenkins ended in divorce and resulted in her writing a tell-all book titled The Other Side of Through, which is a fictional account based on Jenkins' marriage to Washington and her experiences with the singer's marital infidelities.
  • In June 2009, Washington married his longtime girlfriend, Stephanie Grimes, who is general sales manager for WGPR-FM 107.5 in Detroit.
  • He also revealed his plans to release a new album.
  • Washington has since branched out into radio himself, as he now hosts the nighttime "Slow Jams" show "Kisses After Dark" on Detroit radio station WDMK-FM 105.9 (Kiss-FM).

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