Performance · Production
Keni Burke
real name Kenneth M. Burke
Chicago, United States · b. 1953-09-28
Keni Burke is credited on 672 releases across 200 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
672
Credits
200
Albums
7
Decades active
198
In collections
Biography
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US bassist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer. Born on Sept. 28, 1953 in Chicago, IL.
Started his career as bass player with Five Stairsteps. After the group disbanded he became a solo artist and successful session musician. His track "Risin' To The Top" became an anthem for 80s UK soulsters.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
672 releases · 200 albums · active 1968–2025
- Performance · 1,055
- Production · 283
- Other credits · 53
- Engineering · 3
Studios: Curtom Studios · Sigma Sound Studios · Total Experience Studios · Indigo Ranch Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Bill Withers' Greatest Hits
1981

In Waves
2024

The Main Ingredient
1994

God's Son
2002

Whut? Thee Album
1992

Menagerie
1977

How High (The Soundtrack)
2001

The Best Of Bill Withers - Lean On Me
2000

The Mix Tape Volume II (60 Minutes Of Funk)
1997

Back On The Right Track
1979

Legal Drug Money
1996

Keep It Comin'
1991

If My Friends Could See Me Now
1978

America Is Dying Slowly
1996

Take You There
1994

Lean On Me: The Best Of Bill Withers
1994

Machismo
1988

Back Where I Belong
1983

Warm Thoughts
1980

'Bout Love
1978

Take It On Up
1978

It's My Pleasure
1975

The Essential Bill Withers
2013

Keep It Comin'
1984
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