A singer-songwriter whose romantic ballads like 'Back At One' defined an era of quiet-storm radio.
If you need one song to frame him, it's 'Back At One.' For something a little less obvious, try '6, 8, 12.'
McKnight's music gave a generation its slow-jam soundtrack. Songs like 'Back At One' and 'Still' were everywhere in the late '90s, on the radio, in mixtapes, at proms. That run of albums, especially 'Anytime' and 'Back at One,' cemented his place as a go-to voice for heart-on-sleeve R&B.
He started in Buffalo with gospel roots, and his 1992 debut 'One Last Cry' put him on the map. From there, he built a catalog of smooth ballads through the '90s, later working with pop and hip-hop names like Justin Timberlake and Nelly.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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