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Barry Hankerson

real name Barry Lloyd Hankerson

Barry Hankerson is credited on 614 releases across 188 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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614

Credits

188

Albums

6

Decades active

162

In collections

Biography

Producer - songwriter - manager - record label owner
Born in 1946.
Founded and runs Blackground Records. He was once a television producer and a politician in Detroit, Michigan. He managed and produced The Winans
At one time Hankerson was married to Gladys Knight.
He is the uncle of the late R&B singer Aaliyah.
Managed Aaliyah until 1995 when her dad took over as manager, but she remained on Blackground Records until her death in 2001. He has also managed Toni Braxton and R. Kelly

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Credited work

614 releases · 188 albums · active 1976–2024

  • Production · 582
  • Other credits · 87
  • Performance · 66

Studios: Chicago Recording Company · Battery Studios, Chicago · Pyramid Sound Recording Studios · Pacifique Studios

Discography

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