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American musician
Bias with Earth, Wind & Fire in 2022.
Gary Bias is an American saxophonist , flutist and composer . Bias is a longtime member of the Earth, Wind & Fire Horns .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
He born and raised in Los Angeles, California . Bias began playing the saxophone at the age of 11. He went on to attend Locke High School with Gerald Albright and Patrice Rushen .
During 1981 Bias released his debut album entitled East 101 upon Nimbus Records. He went on to play the sax upon reggae band Third World 's 1983 album All the Way Strong. Bias then served as a composer on Najee 's 1986 LP Najee's Theme and Mongo Santamaria 's 1987 album So Yo.[ 4] [ 3]
During 1987 Bias also won a Grammy Award within the category of Best Rhythm & Blues Song for co-composing Anita Baker 's "Sweet Love ".[ 5] [ 6] Within the same year he went on to join up with Earth, Wind & Fire . Bias then played and composed upon the band's 1990 album Heritage . As well he featured as a saxophonist on Whitney Houston 's album of the same year being I'm Your Baby Tonight .[ 4] [ 2]
Bias then played upon MC Hammer 's 1991 album Too Legit to Quit and Salif Keita 's 1991 LP Amen . In 1999 Bias released his sophomore LP entitled "2 B Free" upon Thunderbop Records.[ 4]
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"East 101" (Nimbus, 1981)
"2 B Free" (Thunderbop, 1999)
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"Say My Name " – Beyoncé , Rodney Jerkins , LaShawn Daniels , Fred Jerkins III , LeToya Luckett , LaTavia Roberson & Kelly Rowland (songwriters) (2000)
"Fallin' " – Alicia Keys (songwriter) (2001)
"Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop) " – Erykah Badu , Glenn Standridge, James Poyser , Madukwu Chinwah, Raphael Saadiq , Lonnie Lynn & Robert Ozuna (songwriters) (2002)
"Crazy in Love " – Beyoncé , Shawn Carter & Rich Harrison (songwriters) (2003)
"You Don't Know My Name " – Alicia Keys , Harold Lilly & Kanye West (songwriters) (2004)
"We Belong Together " – Mariah Carey , Johntá Austin , Manuel Seal Jr. & Jermaine Dupri (songwriters) (2005)
"Be Without You " – Bryan-Michael Cox , Jason Perry, Johntá Austin & Mary J. Blige (songwriters) (2006)
"No One " – Alicia Keys , George M. Harry & Kerry "Krucial" Brothers (songwriters) (2007)
"Miss Independent " – Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Hermansen & Ne-Yo (songwriters) (2008)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) " – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell , Beyoncé Knowles , Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (songwriters) (2009)
2010s
"Shine" – John Legend (songwriter) (2010)
"Fool for You " – CeeLo Green , Melanie Fiona & Jack Splash (songwriters) (2011)
"Adorn " – Miguel Pimentel (songwriter) (2012)
"Pusher Love Girl " – James Fauntleroy , Jerome Harmon , Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake (songwriters) (2013)
"Drunk in Love " – Shawn Carter , Rasool Diaz , Noel Fisher , Jerome Harmon , Beyoncé Knowles , Timothy Mosley , Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko (songwriters) (2014)
"Really Love " – D'Angelo , Gina Figueroa & Kendra Foster (songwriters) (2015)
"Lake by the Ocean " – Hod David & Musze (songwriters) (2016)
"That's What I Like " – Christopher Brody Brown , James Fauntleroy , Philip Lawrence , Bruno Mars , Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (songwriters) (2017)
"Boo'd Up " – Larrance Dopson , Joelle James , Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane (songwriters) (2018)
"Say So " – PJ Morton (songwriter) (2019)
2020s
"Better Than I Imagined" – Robert Glasper , Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson (songwriters) (2020)
"Leave the Door Open " – Brandon Anderson , Christopher Brody Brown , Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (songwriters) (2021)
"Cuff It " – Denisia "Blu June" Andrews , Beyoncé , Brittany "Chi" Coney , Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant , Morten Ristorp , Nile Rodgers & Raphael Saadiq (songwriters) (2022)
"Snooze " – Kenny B. Edmonds , Blair Ferguson, Khris Riddick-Tynes, Solána Rowe & Leon Thomas III (songwriters) (2023)
"Saturn " – Rob Bisel , Carter Lang , Solána Rowe , Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang (songwriters) (2024)