Marcus Miller

William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn, among others. He was the main songwriter and producer on three of Davis' albums: Tutu (1986), Music from Siesta (1987), and Amandla (1989). His collaboration with Vandross was especially close; he co-produced and served as the arranger for most of Vandross' albums, and he and Vandross co-wrote many of Vandross' songs, including the hits "I Really Didn't Mean It", "Any Love", "Power of Love/Love Power" and "Don't Want to Be a Fool". He also co-wrote the 1988 single "Da Butt" for Experience Unlimited.

14 June 1959

Born on the same birth day (14 June): Alois Alzheimer • Andy Soucek • Arthur Davis (animator) • Bernard Bosanquet (philosopher) • Dušan Kojić • Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria • Green Wix Unthank • Hermanus Brockmann • Ida Maclean • James Black (pharmacologist) • John McCormack (tenor) • Judith Kerr • Matt Read • Nicole Irving • Nikola Vujčić • Pat Summitt • Rick Brunson • Robert Louis-Dreyfus • Ross Higgins • Rowan Williams • Sam Wanamaker • Shannon Hegarty • Éric Desjardins

Born in the same month (June 1959): Alan Brazil • Andy McCluskey • Boyko Borisov • Dan Jurgens • Juan Camacho (Bolivian athlete) • Lorrie Morgan • Sakis Tsiolis • Sam Mills • Werner Schildhauer