JR Hutson
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| Birth name | Lee Hutson, Jr |
| Also known as | J.R. Swinga |
| Origin | Chicago, U.S.A |
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| Years active | 1990-present |
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| Website | http://www.myspace.com/jrhutson |
JR Hutson (born Lee Hutson Jr.) is an American Record Producer, Executive Producer, Songwriter and Talent Developer. He has collaborated with several notable artists including Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild,Stevie Wonder,George Duke, Trick Daddy, Anthony Hamilton, Robert Glasper, Lalah Hathaway, Earth Wind & Fire, Wayman Tisdale and Childish Gambino. Hutson has been awarded Gold and Platinum records. He has also been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards. He is currently producing and developing talent.
Hutson was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father is 70’s soul giant Leroy Hutson who was a member of the Curtis Mayfield group The Impressions. His mother was a professional opera singer. Hutson’s first musical training came when he attended The American Boychoir School in Princeton NJ. While attending the school, Hutson traveled the country singing. The choir recorded multiple albums as well as the historic rendition of Cindy Lauper’s “True Colors” for the Kodak Olympic Commercial.
Singing Career And Music Production Motown Records 1990's
He moved to Miami, Florida as a teen and added bass, keyboards, songwriting, to his growing list of talents. In high school, he formed a vocal group called Living Proof. Hutson created and produced the music for the group. Living Proof was scouted by many major labels before signing with RCA Records. Hutson left the group, and a year later began a brief but impactful apprenticeship with Teddy Riley in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Soon after his tenure at Teddy’s Future Records, Hutson signed as a solo artist to Motown Records under the name JR Swinga. Hutson’s most notable accomplishment as JR Swinga was the track “Chocolate City”, a nostalgic song about life at a black college. The video for “Chocolate City” was filmed on the FAMU college campus by then budding directors Robert Hardy & Will Packer. While at Motown Records he continued to produce label-mates Boyz II Men,Jason Weaver, Whitehead Bros., 702 & Jazz artist Wayman Tisdale’s very first single called “Circumstance”.
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