found: African American National Biography, accessed April 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Washington, Grover, Jr.; rhythm and blues musician / singer, saxophonist, music producer, soldier; born 12 December, 1943 in Buffalo, New York, United States; studied classical music, the piano, bass, guitar, and drums at Wurlitzer School of Music; doctorate in Music Composition from Temple University, Philadelphia (1980); played with Four Clefs, in Columbus, Ohio (1963), and Keith McAllister Band (1965); during military service at U.S. Army played the alto saxophone, for Nineteenth Army Band, Fort Dix, New Jersey (1965-1967); his album Inner City Blues bridged jazz, pop, soul, funk, and disco music (1971); recorded thirty-five albums over his career; most successful album, Winelight won superstar status remaining on Billboard magazine's pop chart for 102 weeks and on the jazz chart for thirty-one weeks; his new category of music was named cool or smooth jazz; died 17 December, 1999 in New York, New York, United States)
