Edward Theodore Riley

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Edward Theodore Riley is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as a pioneer of the new jack swing genre in R&B and hip-hop.

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Edward Theodore Riley canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
human
keyboardist
record producer
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1980s
alsoKnownAs Teddy "Jam" Riley
linked to: Teddy Riley

Teddy Riley
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1967-10-08
ethnicGroup African American
linked to: Black Americans
fieldOfWork R&B and hip hop music
music production
songwriting
vocal performance
founded Blackstreet
Guy
genre R&B
contemporary R&B
hip hop
new jack swing
soul music
instrument keyboards
piano
synthesizer
memberOf Blackstreet
Guy
name Edward Theodore Riley
notableFor pioneering the new jack swing genre
notableWork co-creating the sound of new jack swing in late 1980s and early 1990s R&B and hip hop
production and songwriting for Blackstreet
production and songwriting for Guy
occupation composer
keyboardist
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
linked to: Harlem
produced Blackstreet album "Another Level"
Guy self-titled debut album
Michael Jackson album "Dangerous" (partial production)
residence New York City (historical)
linked to: New York City
workedWith Bobby Brown
Heavy D & the Boyz
Keith Sweat
Michael Jackson
Wreckx-N-Effect

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Teddy Riley birthName Edward Theodore Riley
Edward Theodore Riley name Edward Theodore Riley