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Link

b. 1950

American R&B singer

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About Link

Born 1950. Link is an American singer and songwriter.

Lincoln Browder (born October 12, 1964), better known by his stage name Link, is an American R&B singer from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his 1998 single “Whatcha Gonna Do”.

Career

Browder sang in gospel choirs as a youngster and in a group in high school. Darrell Delite Allamby recruited him to sing in the R&B group Protege.

After writing the hit "My Body" for the R&B supergroup LSG, Link was offered his own recording contract with Relativity Records. His 1998 debut album, Sex Down, spawned one Top 40 hit single in the US, "Whatcha Gonna Do?" (#23 Billboard Hot 100, #15 US Billboard R&B). The track peaked at #48 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1998. In addition a second charting single was issued, "I Don't Wanna See," which reached #43 on the US R&B chart and #25 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.

Link also wrote songs for Silk, Tony Thompson, Tamar Braxton, K-Ci & JoJo and Gerald Levert.

In 2008, he released his second album Creepin independently. Additionally, a digital single "Erotic" was released in 2013.

Discography

Albums Year Title Chart positions U.S. U.S. R&B1998Sex Down Released: June 23, 1998 Released: May 29, 2008 Label: Superstar Music Group--

Singles

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Important facts

Born
1950, Dallas
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Education
South Oak Cliff High School

People in Link's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Link's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Link?

American R&B singer

When was Link born?

Link was born in 1950 in Dallas.

What is Link's occupation?

Link is a singer and songwriter.

What nationality is Link?

Link is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Link

· Wikidata: Q6554242

· DBpedia: Link (singer)

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