“This business is constantly in a state of flux,” he said in a 2005 interview with NPR. Such a crossover might have struck some as unlikely, but not Mr. Caldwell also got an unlikely career boost with the rise of hip-hop: The rappers Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G. Rolling Stone called the album “2015’s smartest retro-soul revival.”Ĭomplete information on survivors was not immediately available. The album crossed generational lines, featuring the guest artists Deniece Williams, CeeLo Green and Jessie Ware, and it climbed the Billboard contemporary jazz chart. In 2015, he notched a comeback with his album “Cool Uncle,” which he made with the renowned R&B producer Jack Splash. While his star faded later in the ’80s, he continued to record and perform for decades. He finally found a taste of stardom in his own right with the success of “What You Won’t Do for Love.” That success continued in the early 1980s with albums like “Cat in the Hat” (1980) and “Carry On” (1982). He spent the next several years trying to make a name for himself, playing in bars and recording demos.

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