BIOGRAPHY
Raymond James Calhoun has spent over 36 years in the music industry touring and recording with numerous recording artists. Raymond was born and raised in Washington D.C. and he spent his formative years in education at UDC and Howard University as a music major student. While working his way through school Raymondʼs first professional break came in 1976 working with the legendary recording group The Manhattans. Following his two-year stint with The Manhattanʼs Raymond joined Peaches and Herb for a little more then one year before joining the legendary Gap Band where he spent more than 33 years of his professional career. Most recently Raymond has toured and worked with his close friend Tito Jackson of the legendary Jackson 5.
Raymond is a drummer, producer, songwriter and bandleader and the following discography details his accomplishments:
Songwriter/Producer, Drums/Percussion, Keyboards, Vocals
BILLBOARD CHARTED SONGS
Billboard R&B Single #6, Billboard Hot 100 #8 – “Happy” (Ashanti-ʼ02)
Billboard R&B Single #10, Billboard UK Single #13 – “Boy You Knock Me Out” (Tatiana Ali – ʻ99) Billboard R&B Single #1, Billboard Hot 100 #13 – “Everything Little Thing I Do” (Soul For Real-ʼ96) Billboard UK Single #13 – “Outstanding” (Kenny Thomas -ʼ91)
Billboard R&B Single #1 – “All Of My Love” (The Gap Band- ʻ90)
Billboard R&B Single #40 – “Sweeter Than Candy” (The Gap Band- ʻ87)
Billboard R&B Single #8 – “I Found My Baby” (The Gap Band – ʻ85)
Billboard R&B Single #1 – “Outstanding” (The Gap Band – ʻ83)
COMMERCIALS
Dasani Water – 2001 Schlitz Malt Liquor – 1997
BMI SONGWRITING AWARDS
“Happy” – BMI 2003 Urban/Hip Hop Awards “Everything Little Thing I Do” – BMI 1997 Pop Awards
ADAPTATIONS OF “OUTSTANDING” AND “I FOUND MY BABY”
Redman “Blow Your Mind”, D Brat/Notorious B.I.G. “Da B Side”, Steffon “Frost Bit”, Changing Faces “Got It Going On”, Shaquille OʼNeal “Iʼm Outstanding”, Usher “I Swear Iʼm In Love”, Super Cat “In The Mood”, The Braxtons “So Many Ways”, Big Mike “Somethinʼ Serious”, Trin-n-tee 357 “You Can Always Call His Name”, R. Kelly “Summer Bunnies”, Ice Cube “True To The Game”, Prince Markie Dee “Typical Reasons”, Blackstreet “Blow Your Mind”, Yvette Michelle “My Dreams”, Beyonce, Kylie Minogue
RECORDING EXPERIENCE
RAYMOND JAMES CALHOUN (Continued)
The Gap Band OʼBrien
Patti LaBelle Marcus Miller Mark Sadane Ice Cube Chanteʼ Moore Chico Hamilton
The Dazz Band Roy Ayers Body Stephanie Mills Michael Wycoff David Oliver Goodie
James Ingram
Yarborough & Peoples
Michael Bivens
The Spinners
Sunfire (group member)
Taste Of Honey
Charles May & The Fourth of May Anita Baker
Glen Jones
TOURING EXPERIENCE (USA/EUROPE/ASIA)
The Gap Band, Yarborough & Peoples, The Manhattanʼs, Peaches & Herb, EnVogue, The Dazz Band, Karyn White, Christopher Williams, Miki Howard, Troop, Pamela “The Saxtress” Williams, Masumi (Japan), Miki Asakura (Japan), Marine (Japan), Tito Jackson
TELEVISION EXPERIENCE Sinbadʼs HBO 70ʼs Soul Festival Arsenio Hall
Motown Live
Black Gold Awards American Music Awards The Grammyʼs
Soul Train
American Band Stand Top Of The Pops – UK
MUSIC VIDEO EXPERIENCE “Donʼt Stop The Music”
“I Found My Baby”
“All of My Love”
“What Is This Thing Called Love” “Sprung”
The Gap Band
United We Funk
The Gap Band
The Gap Band
The Gap Band
Marvin Gaye
The Gap Band, Yarborough & Peoples, Karyn White The Gap Band, Yarborough & Peoples
Sunfire (group member)
Yarborough & Peoples The Gap Band
The Gap Band Alexander OʼNeal Charlie Wilson