Cory Wade (music producer)
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Cory Wade (born May 6, 1936)[1] is a former record producer, director of A&R, songwriter, publisher, and recording studio manager. He has produced more than 35 gold and platinum records from 1973 to 1982 and has won numerous music industry awards, a Grammy Award nomination, and two American Music Award nominations.
Wade was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[1] He is best known for producing various hits within the disco genre in the 1970s and 1980s. As producer for TK Records, Wade produced the 1977 single "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky with Me," by Peter Brown, which became the first 12-inch single to sell a million copies.[2]
As a record producer, Wade has covered music in many fields such as disco, pop, R&B, funk, Christian, rock, and multiple instrumentals, including "Disco Magic" by T-Connection.[3]