Kanye West

Plus Janet Jackson's "I Want You" produced by West nominated in Best Female Recording (R&B). Zombies guitarist Paul Atkinson died in Santa Monica, California on April 1, 2004.
His complete Grammy nominations included:. In 2003 Blunstone and Argent reunited to record and tour. At the 47th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 13, 2005, his album The College Dropout won for Best Rap Album; and his single "Jesus Walks" won for Best Rap Song. Somewhat surprisingly, he did not go home with the Best New Artist Grammy (which instead went to Maroon 5); this snub was a repeat of the shut-out he received at the 2004 American Music Awards, where he lost to Gretchen Wilson. Rod Argent formed a band called Argent, while Blunstone eventually launched a solo career. His work with pop icon Janet Jackson also earned a nomination for her single I Want You, produced by West, was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Since the group refused to reform, various concocted groups called "the Zombies" were created to tour for a time.

He received two nominations in the Album of the Year category, one for The College Dropout, and one for his work on Alicia Keys's album The Diary of Alicia Keys. In 1969, the song became a huge hit. In 2004, Kanye West received ten Grammy Award nominations, making him the most nominated artist of 2004. Finally, "Time of the Season" was released as a single well after the album was released. His other collaborations with other artists include Dilated Peoples, Mariah Carey and John Legend. The album sold little, and was only released in the US at all because Al Kooper vouched for it. He also appears on Brandy's single, "Talk About Our Love". By the time Odessey and Oracle was released in the spring of 1968, the band had broken up.

He has also collaborated with Twista on a couple of his songs, such as "Overnight Celebrity" and "Slow Jamz" (also featuring Jamie Foxx) which reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. The resulting concept album, Odessey and Oracle, was one of the very first to utilize a Mellotron, as the band's budget did not allow for the hiring of session musicians. "Jesus Walks" as of late has been subject for controversy, as the fact that the song was bought from Indianapolis-based MC Rhymefest and re-recorded has infuriated some hip-hop fans who decry such practices. With their career almost over, the Zombies signed to CBS Records for one final LP, only the second of the career and the only one that would be designed as an LP from the beginning, instead of being a motley collection of random songs. In the UK, "Through The Wire" peaked at #9 on the official singles sales chart, "All Falls Down" peaked at #10, and "Jesus Walks" peaked at #16. Although subsequent recordings such as "I Love You," "Indication" and "Is This the Dream" were of uniformly high quality, none achieved the success of "She's Not There" and "Tell Her No.". The third single from the album, the inspirational quasi-epic "Jesus Walks" peaked at #11 on the Hot 100, while a fourth extract, "The New Workout Plan", made a minor impression on the US R&B / Hip-Hop charts (see list of Billboard chart positions below). In 1965 their "Tell Her No" also became a huge seller in both England and the United States.

"Through The Wire" peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, and its successor "All Falls Down", which features R&B singer Syleena Johnson, peaked at #7. After winning a beat-group competition sponsored by the London Evening News, the Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first hit, "She's Not There,", (Argent's second song, written specifically for this session), which was released in mid-1964. The College Dropout reached #1 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart, and reached #2 on the Billboard 200 - it also peaked at #12 on the UK album chart, where it spent several months in the Top 20 during 2004. The group formed in 1961 in St Albans, England, and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club in that town. The album received almost universal acclaim for its balance of mainstream commercial appeal and conscious (at times verging on Afrocentric) lyrics, along with Kanye's signature style of taking samples from sped-up classic soul and R&B tracks. Somewhat underrated during their lifetime, they are now regarded as one of the greatest of all 1960s pop groups. "Through The Wire", which sampled Chaka Khan's classic track "Through The Fire", would eventually become his lead single off The College Dropout in 2004, released on Roc-a-Fella Records. Argent's flashy, jazzy piano leads and Blunstone's voice were the hallmarks of the band.

With his mouth still wired shut and only weeks after having an encounter with death, Kanye West began recording "Through The Wire," reliving his near-fatal accident. The group consisted of Chris White, Rod Argent, Colin Blunstone, Paul Atkinson, and Hugh Grundy. A car crash in October 2002 left his jaw fractured in three places. The Zombies were a 1960s pop music band known for complex harmonies and jazz-influenced music. Previously best known for producing hit singles for Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, and Ludacris, Kanye himself worked on a solo album for a long period of time, having the release pushed back time and time again. For the undead creature of Vodun lore, see zombie.. Kanye West (pronounced CON-yay) (born June 8, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American music producer and rapper from Chicago, Illinois. "Over the course of the ensuing decades, [The Zombies'] final album...Odessey and Oracle - a beautifully arranged, harmony drenched pristine pop paean to memory, the changing seasons, the passage of time and lost love - slowly began to be recognised as one of the greatest albums of the 1960s." New York Times (1998).

The New Workout Plan, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #60. Through the Wire, Top 40 Tracks, #25. Through the Wire, Top 40 Mainstream, #32. Through the Wire, Hot 100, #15.

Through the Wire, Rhythmic Top 40, #10. Through the Wire, Hot Rap Tracks, #4. Through the Wire, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #8. Jesus Walks, Hot 100, #11.

Jesus Walks, Rhythmic Top 40, #16. Jesus Walks, Hot Rap Tracks, #3. Jesus Walks, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #2. All Falls Down, Top 40 Tracks, #12.

All Falls Down, Top 40 Mainstream, #22. All Falls Down, Hot 100, #7. All Falls Down, Rhythmic Top 40, #7. All Falls Down, Hot Rap Tracks, #2.

All Falls Down, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks, #4. Best Rap Album for The College Dropout. Best Rap Song for Jesus Walks. Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for Slow Jamz.

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for All Falls Down. Best Rap Solo Performance for Through The Wire. Best R&B Song for You Don't Know My Name (as a songwriter). Best New Artist.

Song of the Year for Jesus Walks. Album of the Year for The College Dropout. Album of the Year for The Diary Of Alicia Keys (as a producer).