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Lenny Williams

  • Vino Godfather Winery 1005 Walnut Avenue Vallejo, CA, 94592 United States (map)

Vino Godfather Presents: Legendary vocalist and performer Lenny Williams, best known as the lead singer for the soul/funk group Tower of Power in the early 1970s. As a solo artist, Williams made several hit recordings, including 1978's "Cause I Love You" and 1977's "Choosing You".

Williams was the lead singer on three Tower of Power albums: Back To Oakland, Urban Renewal and the gold LP Tower of Power which included the hit songs "What is hip", "Don't change horses", and "So very hard to go".

In 1986, he recorded the vocals on "Don't Make Me Wait For Love", a multi-platinum recording by Kenny G. The song became a Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 and R&B hit the following year.

His 1978 hit song "Cause I Love You" was sampled by Havoc of Mobb Deep for the track "Nothing Like Home", and Steve Harvey dedicated a segment in the hit comedy movie, “Kings of Comedy,” to Williams, calling "Cause I Love You" the "Greatest love song ever written!"

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