A professional since the age of five, Patti Austin was a protégé of Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis Jr. A 1969 single for United Artists titled "Family Tree" cracked the R&B Top 50. Austin cut her debut LP, "End of a Rainbow", for Creed Taylor's CTI label in 1976, followed by "Havana Candy" in 1977 and "Body Language" in 1980. She sang lead vocals for Japanese koto player Yutaka Yokokura on "Love Light" in 1978, did a duet with Michael Jackson on "It'S The Falling In Love" for "Off the Wall", and sang "The Closer I Get To You" on Tom Browne's album in 1979. ...
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