Patrick Moten

Patrick Lawrence Moten was a behind-the-scenes large whose credits go through just like a who’s who. The maker, arranger, keyboardist, and songwriter was created in LA, CA, and demonstrated an early on affinity with music, learning traditional with Lucille B. Hughly and Teacher William Wilkins, but turned to rock and roll after witnessing Billy Preston light a local membership. Moten produced a music group that opened up for heavyweights like Harold Melvin & the Blue Records, Rufus, the Dramatics, the Little Hearts, New Delivery, Undisputed Truth, B.B. Ruler, among others. He noticed the world on the Tina Turner tour, and her ex-hubby, Ike, trained him documenting and anatomist. Through Ike Turner, he befriended Bobby Womack, dealing with him on many tasks, including both Poet albums and another with Sam Cooke’s little girl, Linda. He created Johnnie Taylor’s Simply Ain’t SUFFICIENT on Beverly Glen information, and played a significant function on Anita Baker’s Songtress Compact disc, co-writing “Angel.” He composed nearly 60 signed up compositions and toured using a jazz display offering Joe Sample, Lalah Hathaway, and Gerald Albright, and in addition burned silicone with Frankie Beverly and Maze. Unfortunately, Moten passed on in past due November 1999; he was 42 yrs . old.