Jeffrey Linton Osborne (born March 9, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and lyricist.[1] He is the former drummer and lead singer of the American R&B/soul group L.T.D., with whom he began his musical career in 1970. (wikipedia)
I think I was affected quite a bit by musical and creative influences that go all the way back to my childhood.
The beauty of recording in L.A. is that most of the musicians that are on the record live here, so it was easy to get world class artists like Rick Braun to swing by and play a little trumpet, Everette Harp on sax, guitarist Paul Jackson.
The beauty of all these years of singing the anthem is that I got a chance to meet athletes that I love, and there was a mutual respect.
Just smile for me and let the day begin.
Only the two of us together flying high upon the wings of love.
I think if you look back at the lead singers that left groups that didn't make it, you'll see that a lot of them were songwriters like Lionel Richie. I mean, they were able to control their own destiny.