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Kenny G
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Kenny G
Homepage
https://kennyg.com/
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1956-06-05, Seattle, Washington, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American jazz saxophonist. His 1986 album, Duotones, brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973; he was 17 and still in high school. He continued to play professionally while studying for a major in accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. He played with the funk band Cold, Bold and Together before becoming a credited member of The Jeff Lorber Fusion. He began his solo career after his period with Lorber. Kenny G has worked on several film soundtracks, including Dying Young and The Bodyguard. The song "Theme for Dying Young", written for that movie, was nominated for a Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Kenny G co-wrote the soundtrack of The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, and performed his own song "Waiting for You" as well as his single "Even If My Heart Would Break". His music was also included in The Shadow and Miracle on 34th Street. His sixth studio album, Breathless, was released in 1992, and went on to become the best-selling instrumental album ever, with over 15 million copies sold worldwide, selling 12 million copies in the United States alone. The album included many hits such as "Forever in Love", the recipient of the Grammy Award for the Best Instrumental Composition and which charted in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. "Sentimental" charted at No. 27 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, and "By the Time This Night Is Over", a collaboration with Peabo Bryson, peaked at No. 25 on the Hot 100. His first holiday album, Miracles, sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date. He also performed the "National Anthem of the United States" at the 1994 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on July 17, 1994. Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Using circular breathing, Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City. The same year, his song "Havana", from the album The Moment, was remixed by Todd Terry and Tony Moran and released to dance clubs in the U.S. The mixes went to No.1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart in April 1997. Kenny G's second holiday album, Faith, is the best selling holiday album of 1999 in the United States selling 2 million units according to Nielsen/SoundScan. The singles taken from the album, the traditional "Auld Lang Syne", reached No. 7 on the Hot 100. His rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" was, at the time of charting, popularized by the then-upcoming New Year celebration for 2000. At the time of its peak, it was also the oldest-written song to make the Hot 100 charts

Filmography

Listening to Kenny G

7

Listening to Kenny G
2021-09-12

Hit Man: David Foster & Friends

8

Hit Man: David Foster & Friends
2008-11-11

Andrea Bocelli - Vivere Live in Tuscany

7.8

Andrea Bocelli - Vivere Live in Tuscany
2007-12-01

Kenny G: An Evening Of Rhythm & Romance

8.8

Kenny G: An Evening Of Rhythm & Romance
2009-09-28

Voices That Care

8

Voices That Care
1991-02-28

Kenny G: An Evening of Rhythm and Romance - Live

6.4

Kenny G: An Evening of Rhythm and Romance - Live
2009-09-08

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

6.2

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000-06-06

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond

5.8

Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996-10-06

Michael Bolton: This Is Michael Bolton

0

Michael Bolton: This Is Michael Bolton
1992-10-28

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special

6.136

Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
2017-02-07

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives

6.5

Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017-04-19

Kenny G - Live at Montreux

7.5

Kenny G - Live at Montreux
1988-05-30

A Bad Moms Christmas

6.313

A Bad Moms Christmas
2017-08-04

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions

0

The Postal Service Zoom Auditions
2020-10-07

2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson

0

2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson
2024-12-23

Wheedle's Groove

0

Wheedle's Groove
2009-10-10

Kenny G Live 1989

0

Kenny G Live 1989
1989-11-21

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

0

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
2025-11-14

4.7

In Whose Name?
2025-09-19

4.3

The View
1997-08-11

Surprise, Surprise

5.8

Surprise, Surprise
1984-05-06

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Dirty Sexy Money

6.2

Dirty Sexy Money
2007-09-26

5.145

American Idol
2002-06-11

6.952

MADtv
1995-10-14

Christmas in Washington

7.5

Christmas in Washington
1982-12-15

Britain's Got More Talent

2.8

Britain's Got More Talent
2007-06-09

Saturday Night Live

7

Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11

The Ronn Lucas Show

0

The Ronn Lucas Show
1990-02-07

4.882

Tamron Hall
2019-09-09

6.1

Drop the Mic
2017-10-24

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

3.9

The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10

World Music Awards

0

World Music Awards
1993-05-31

7.9

Holey Moley
2019-06-20

6.3

Match Game
2016-06-26

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

7.811

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014-04-27

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962-10-01

MTV Video Music Awards

7.7

MTV Video Music Awards
1984-09-14

8.37

Futurama
1999-03-28