Michael Wycoff
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Michael Wycoff (February 8, 1953 – March 13, 2019)[1] was an American R&B singer. He scored several hits on the US R&B chart during the 1980s.[2]
Biography
Wycoff attended Wilmington Junior High School and Phineas Banning High School in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California.[3] Wycoff played keyboards and sang in the school's talent shows.[1]
Wycoff sang backup on Stevie Wonder's album Songs in the Key of Life.[2] He signed a solo contract with RCA and released three albums between 1981 and 1983, scoring a few hit singles on the U.S. R&B charts. His second album, Love Conquers All, included the song, "Looking Up to You," that was sampled by the 1990s R&B group Zhané on their hit song, "Hey Mr. D.J." in 1993.[3] Although both of his first two albums were acclaimed by music critics, sales remained low.[2]
Wycoff suffered from addiction to drugs and alcohol.[1][3] His addiction ultimately caused him the loss of his career, his home and his family, and Wycoff ended up homeless.[1] At the bottom, he found his way back through his faith,[1] beating his habit and ultimately becoming Minister of Music at several Los Angeles area churches. He died on March 13, 2019, at age 66 due to pancreatic cancer. [1][3]
His oldest son is a DJ, who, in May 2013, released his own album titled A Boy and His Toys under the name DJ Michael Wycoff.[4]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Label | US R&B |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Come to My World | RCA Records | — |
| 1982 | Love Conquers All | 54 | |
| 1983 | On the Line | 54 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [5] |
US R&B [5] |
UK [6] | ||
| 1980 | "Feel My Love" | — | 43 | — |
| "One Alone" | — | 52 | — | |
| 1982 | "Looking Up to You" | — | 47 | — |
| "Still Got the Magic (Sweet Delight)" | 37 | 64 | — | |
| "Diamond Real" | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | "Tell Me Love" | 22 | 23 | 60 |
| "There's No Easy Way" | — | 83 | — | |
| "You Are Everything" | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
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