Reggie Calloway

Reggie Calloway
Born
Reginald LeVon Calloway

(1955-01-23) January 23, 1955 (age 69)
Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
EducationKentucky State University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician
  • record and finance executive
Years active1970–present
Relatives
  • Vincent Calloway (brother)
  • Julius Calloway (uncle)
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Formerly of
Websitereggiecalloway.com

Reggie Calloway (born January 23, 1955) is a Grammy nominated American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician and record executive. His career spans 45 years in the entertainment industry. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as the founder and leader of the music group, Midnight Star whose album No Parking on the Dance Floor reached #2 on Billboard's R&B Album charts and was certified Platinum X2.[1]

Calloway later teamed up with his brother Vincent, forming the R&B duo Calloway whose single I Wanna Be Rich charted at #2 on Billboard's Pop chart.[2] Casanova, recorded by LeVert and written and produced by Calloway, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Song[3] and charted at #1 on Billboard's R&B's chart.[4] He has written and produced songs for Natalie Cole, NSYNC, Klymaxx, The Whispers, and Teddy Pendergrass, among others. Love Overboard, written by Calloway and recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips, won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo with a Vocal.[5] Music written and produced by Calloway has been sampled in recordings by such artists as Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Busta Rhymes, Eric B. & Rakim, E-40, Doug E. Fresh, A Lighter Shade of Brown, Usher (musician), Young MC, Sugar Ray, and numerous others.[6]

Calloway is an avid speaker and advocate for the rights of creatives in the entertainment industry. He serves as President of the California Copyright Conference Scholarship Fund and serves on the national advisory board for the Archives of African American Music and Culture as well as serving on the board of directors at The Funk Music Hall of Fame and IAFAR.[7][8][9] In 2022, Calloway was inducted into the Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame.[10]

  1. ^ "No Parking on the Dance Floor Album Platinum Certification". RIAA. February 5, 1985. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Calloway - Billboard Top 100 - I Wanna Be Rich #2". Billboard. May 5, 1990. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  3. ^ "Grammy Nomination - Reggie Calloway". Grammy. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  4. ^ "African American History - LeVert (1983 - 2006) by Sonya Morris". Black Past. April 10, 1986. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Love Overboard - Grammy Win". Grammy. February 22, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Reggie Calloway". Who Sampled. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "CLOSE UP: THE ROYALTY EXCHANGE by Jonathan Widran". Music Connection. June 21, 2013. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  8. ^ "Grammy Nominee Reggie Calloway Joins Archives of African American Music & Culture Advisory Board by Fisher Jack". Lee Bailey's eurweb. August 27, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "Reggie Calloway". Sync Summit. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "SOUND ROYALTIES' REGGIE CALLOWAY ADDED TO BLACK MUSIC WALK OF FAME". Music Connection Magazine. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.