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Leonard Caston

real name Leonard Caston Jr.

Leonard Caston is credited on 1,644 releases across 407 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,644

Credits

407

Albums

7

Decades active

263

In collections

Biography

Soul and R&B songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer. A studio musician from 1965 onwards, he recorded for both the Chess and Motown labels in the 1960s and 1970s, and co-wrote or co-produced several major hit records, including Mitty Collier's "I Had A Talk With My Man" (1964), The Supremes' "Nathan Jones" (1971), and Eddie Kendricks' "Keep On Truckin'" (1973) and "Boogie Down" (1974). Often worked with songwriter Kathy Wakefield. Brother of and, husband.
B.: November 13, 1943 in Chicago, IL
For his father, the blues artist, please use Leonard Caston

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Credited work

1,644 releases · 407 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 2,455
  • Production · 667
  • Other credits · 62
  • Engineering · 14

Studios: Fame Recording Studios · Europasound Studios · Union Studios, Munich · Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios

Discography

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