Kenny Greene

For people with similar names, see Ken Green (disambiguation).

Kenny Greene (January 17, 1969 – October 1, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter who was also a member of the R&B group Intro.

Kenny Greene
Also known as	G-Love
Born	(1969-01-17)January 17, 1969 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	October 1, 2001(2001-10-01) (aged 32) New York City, U.S.
Genres	R&B, soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Keyboards, sampler, synthesizers, piano
Years active	1988–2001

Career

As a member of the R&B group Intro, Greene wrote and produced many of the group's tracks and was lead vocalist. He also wrote many songs for other artists, such as Mary J. Blige's "Reminisce" and "Love No Limit." For his work with Blige, Greene won the Songwriter of the Year award from the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers'.^[1] Greene also worked with Will Smith, Cam'ron and 98 Degrees.^[2]

In 1998, the singer had appeared on Cam'ron's album Confessions of Fire and AZ's album Pieces of a Man. The last time he recorded was early in 2001 singing background vocals for Tyrese on the song "For Always" on the 2000 Watts album.

Death

In a 2001 interview with Sister 2 Sister magazine, Greene revealed that he was bisexual^[3] and that he was suffering from AIDS. He died in New York City at the age of 32 due to complications of the disease.^[3]