Gino Vannelli

Known for his lithe, soaring, and virtuosic vocals, Gino Vannelli is among the most dynamic and enduring artists of his time. He's in a small class of vocalists who have scaled the upper reaches of Billboard's pop, rock, adult contemporary, R&B, club, jazz, and classical charts. Vannelli debuted in 1970 and hit his stride a few years later with a succession of bold albums appealing to all of those audiences and more, as they integrated a multitude of styles in a way that exemplified fusion in the truest sense. A hot streak of gold records in Vannelli's native Canada culminated...