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The White House presents Robert Owens 17/09/10 - 2010/09/08 22:53
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Robert Owens (born 1961) is an R&B/Urban and House music vocalist best known for his work with the Chicago house group Fingers Inc. in the mid-1980s. As a solo artist, he has placed several songs on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, two of which hit #1: "I'll Be Your Friend" (1992), and "Mine to Give" (2000, a collaboration with Photek).
Life and work
Though electronica has typically been a producer's medium (and the few vocali...sts who succeed are usually women), Robert Owens became one of the people associated with the late-'80s golden era of Chicago house. Born in Ohio in 1961, Robert Owens grew up singing in church, but years later, he was working as a DJ in 1985, when he met Chicago producer Larry Heard. The pair formed Fingers Inc., along with Ron Wilson, and they released a few singles ("You're Mine"/"It's Over") plus the 1988 full-length "Another Side". The group disbanded quickly, as Heard's burgeoning solo-production career (as Mr. Fingers) took priority.
Robert Owens had already released recordings on his own - "Bring Down the Walls" and "I'm Strong" made for Alleviated (with production from Heard), and he signed a solo contract with 4th & B'way Records. His 1990 album Rhythms in Me lost visibility soon after within the quickly disintegrating Chicago house scene. (One of his best-known features of the late 1980s, the epic house moment "Tears" appeared with the names of Frankie Knuckles and producer Satoshi Tomiie.)
Albums
Rhythms in Me, 4th & B'way/Island/PolyGram Records, 1990
Love Will Find its Way: The Best of Robert Owens, Unisex Records, 2002
Night-Time Stories, Compost Records, 2008
Singles
"Tears"
"Changes"
"Tell Me"
"Far Away"
"I'll Be Your Friend"
"Ordinary People"
"Love Will Find Its Way"
"I'm Strong"
"Picking Up The Pieces"
"A Thing Called Love"
"In Love Forever"
"Can You Feel It"
"Never No More Lonely"
"After The Rain"
"Bring Down The Walls"
"Mine To Give"
"Mine To Give" (David Morales Happy Mix)
"Last Night a DJ Blew My Mind" (w/ Fab Four)
"If"
"A Greater Love" (w/ DJ Spen)
"Love Someone" (w/ Atjazz)
"I Go Back" (w/ Harry Ramero)
Compilation albums featuring Robert Owens
"The Original Chicago House Classics: Full Length 12-Inch Mixes from the Godfathers of House." Demon Music Group Ltd 2002
"The Kings of House: Compiled & Mixed by Masters At Work." Rapster/BBE Records 2005
"Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 9" Renaissance Recordings 2007
ROOM 1.... CONNOISSEURS OF HOUSE
ROBERT OWENS (The whitehouse presents)
VINYL VIXENS (Unknown fm)
LYNDA PHOENIX (Shejye.net)
JUSTIN CREDIBLE (London)
STEVE FEELGOOD & DJ SOLO (Connoisseurs of house)
Percussionist
BROTHERSNARE (Ministry of sound & Hed kandi)
Free before 9pm,£6 before 11pm,£8 after
For £5 concession guest list please click on attending or email
connoisseursofhouse@yahoo.com
DRINK OFFERS BEFORE 11PM:
2 for 1 Cocktails
£2.50 House wine and bottled beers
£3.50 Double spirit mixer
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T 020 7498 3388
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