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It featured the songs "Songbird", with reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. His fourth studio album, Duotones, sold over five million copies in the U.S. At that time he collaborated with Kashif on many tracks, such as the single Love on the Rise, which was released in 1985 and went on to chart. He achieved success quite early on, with both G ForceĀ and Gravity, his second and third studio albums respectively, achieving platinum status in the United States. The album received warm reviews from critics. He released his self-titled first album with the help of The Jeff Lorber Fusion. Kenny G signed with Arista Records as a solo artist in 1982, after label president Clive Davis heard his rendition of ABBA's "Dancing Queen". 1980s: Early success and breakthrough with Duotones He began his solo career after his period with Lorber. He played with the funk band Cold, Bold and Together before becoming a credited member of The Jeff Lorber Fusion. He continued to play professionally while studying for a major in accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and graduated magna cum laude. Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973 he was 17 and still in high school. He has been a fan of the sport since his elder brother, Brian Gorelick, introduced him to it when he was ten. He was also on his high school golf team. In addition to his studies while in high school, he took private lessons on the saxophone and clarinet from Johnny Jessen, once a week for a year. His Franklin High School classmate Robert Damper (piano, keyboards) plays in his band. When he entered high school he failed at his first attempt to get into the jazz band, but tried again the following year and earned first chair. Kenny G attended Whitworth Elementary School, Sharples Junior High School, Franklin High School, and the University of Washington, all in his home city of Seattle. He started playing saxophone, a Buffet Crampon alto, in 1966 when he was 10 years old. He came into contact with the saxophone when he heard a performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. His family was Jewish, and he grew up in Seattle's Seward Park neighborhood, which is a center of the city's Jewish community.
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His mother was originally from Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. His 1986 album, Duotones, brought him commercial success. Kenneth Bruce GorelickĀ (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist.