Quick Facts

Full Name	Donald Charles Baldwin
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Apr 20, 1953(1953-04-20)
Age	71
Birthplace	Detroit
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Aries

Donald Charles Baldwin Biography

Donald Charles Baldwin is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on April 20, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Jasmine was discovered by Jeffrey Bowen, the Vice-President of Holland-Dozier- Holland’s Invictus/Hot Wax records. Like H-D-H, Bowen had been with Motown Records in the mid-1960s where he was an assistant to A&R chief Mickey Stevenson, the co-producer of the Temptations’ 1967 LP In a Mellow Mood (#1 R&B, #13 Pop) and the co-writer of “You” a 1968 hit for Marvin Gaye (#7 R&B,

34 Pop). Not long after the legendary H-D-H team left Motown, they were

joined by Bowen at their new company. Bowen discovered Jasmine through the drummer’s father, the Detroit Symphony’s 1st violinist – Felix Resnick, who at the time contracted and lead many of string sessions for Motown and Invictus. Bowen was impressed enough by Baldwin’s band to arrange for Jasmine to rehearse with Ruth Copeland, a British singer/songwriter who was signed to Invictus. In June 1970, Donald and Ruth co-wrote “The Medal”, the opening cut from Copeland’s second Invictus LP, I Am What I Am, a recording that features Ruth, backed by the members of Funkadelic along with guitarist Ray Monette of Rare Earth. Within a few months, Donald Baldwin signed a contract with Invictus Records and Gold Forever Music as an Artist-Songwriter-Arranger.

Multi-instrumentalist, arranger, performer and composer, Donald Charles Baldwin was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. During his school years, Baldwin learned to play the clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, oboe, English horn and bassoon, while studying composition. After writing his first Concerto for Strings and Horns in 1969, Donald formed a contemporary style band, Jasmine, in which he composed the music, played the piano and sang. Jasmine performed locally in and around the Detroit area, including performances held at Wayne State University as part of the nationwide Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam.

Donald Charles Baldwin Net Worth

Donald Charles Baldwin is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald Charles Baldwin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Donald Charles Baldwin (born 20 April 1953) is a United States musician, arranger and composer who achieved significant commercial success with recordings he wrote, arranged and performed for Motown Records and Invictus/Hot Wax Records from 1970 to 1980. Notable work includes his recordings with many widely known musical acts including: Temptations, Commodores, Bonnie Pointer, Chairmen of the Board, Lionel Richie, Freda Payne, Smokey Robinson and members of Funkadelic, as well as record producers Holland-Dozier-Holland and Jeffrey Bowen.

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In 1974, Donald was signed to Motown Records and Jobete/Stone Diamond Music as an Artist, Songwriter, Composer, and Arranger. While in transition between HDH and Motown, Donald and Jeffery Bowen, as ghost writers, co-wrote and arranged “I Feel Sanctified” for the Commodores debut album, Machine Gun. The recording, which featured Billy Bass Nelson and Eddie Hazel on bass and guitar respectively, became a significant R&B hit (#12 R&B, #75 Pop) in late ‘74. As credited writers, producers and arrangers, this team of Bowen & Baldwin had its first gold and platinum success with The Temptations album A Song For You (Jan ’75). Often credited with updating the Temptations Norman Whitfield sound, this #1 R&B LP (#13 Pop) featured Baldwin, as well as Funkadelics Nelson & Hazel as its musicians. The lead off single, “Happy People” (co- written by Donald Baldwin-Jeffery Bowen-Lionel Richie), reached #1 on the R&B charts on February 8, 1975, and was the first of three Top-40 pop hits culled from the LP. “Shakey Ground” (written by Eddie Hazel-Al Boyd-Jeffrey Bowen) became the album’s second single to reach #1 on the R&B chart (April 26, 1975) and featured a soprano sax solo by Donald Baldwin. “Glasshouse” became the album’s third Top-10 R&B single, as well as a Top-10 hit on the Disco/Dance chart. In addition to co-writing “Happy People”, Donald co-wrote the quiet storm classic “Memories” with Bowen & Kathy Wakefield, a song which features a standout lead vocal by Dennis Edwards.

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As an independent artist, Donald wrote and performed in numerous local bands throughout the Los Angeles area from 1981–1997. During this time, a third Bonnie Pointer album titled If The Price Is Right, (released in mid-1984 on the Private I label) featured a new composition by Donald and Bonnie Pointer titled “There’s Nobody Quite Like You”. A song titled “Xanadu II”, originally written in 1976 by Donald and Emmy nominated Frankie Blue, was used in 2001 as incidental background music in one of the episodes for “The Huntress”, a syndicated TV show (USA Network), that starred Annette O’Toole. Donald remains musically active working on a variety of projects including studio work by the Baldwin/Larsen Project and live work with the reggae legend Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus. Most recently, Baldwin worked with Tony Newton, the renowned live and session bassist with Motown and founding member of the HDH/Invictus group 8th Day, on a DVD profiling Newton’s musical career.