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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Washington made some of the genre's most memorable hits, including "Mister Magic", "Reed Seed", "Black Frost", "Winelight", "Inner City Blues", "Let it Flow (For 'Dr. J')", and "The Best is Yet to Come". In addition, he performed very frequently with other artists,
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in 1982 for Best R&B Song ("Just The Two of Us"), and Best Jazz Fusion
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2589:Fertsch, Cindy (February 27, 2023).
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2673:"Grover Washington, Jr. - Awards"
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1582:Help Me Make it Through the Night
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2709:Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
534:H. Couf Superba I, gold plated
3458:The Blackout All-Stars members
2841:Grover Washington TV Interview
2403:Lewis, Susan (July 10, 2017).
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1442:(Milestone, 1995) – rec. 1994
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2284:. Routledge. p. 337.
2254:"Grover Washington Grammy"
2085:"The Best Is Yet to Come"
1638:Let's Ska at the Ski Lodge
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1508:(Kudu, 1972) – rec. 1971
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2741:Official Charts Company
1968:"Tell Me About It Now"
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1098:The Best Is Yet to Come
561:The Saturday Early Show
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2161:"Sacred Kind of Love"
1854:"No Tears in the End"
1481:Johnny "Hammond" Smith
428:in 1981, and also won
54:Background information
2910:All the King's Horses
2887:Grover Washington Jr.
2834:July 4, 2008, at the
1782:Peak chart positions
1446:Tribute to Lee Morgan
725:All the King's Horses
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615:inducted Washington.
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2374:"Wind me up, Chuck!"
2321:(Concise ed.).
2050:"Be Mine (Tonight)"
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576:. He is interred at
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2347:"Cti Records: Kudu"
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2003:"Winelight"
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