About Tony Rich
Antonio Jeffries (born November 19, 1971), better known as Tony Rich and The Tony Rich Project, is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter best known for his 1995 hit single "Nobody Knows". == Early career == Rich was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States, and first attracted attention through the production team of Tim & Bob. The duo convinced Perri "Pebbles" Reid (then the wife of L.A. Reid, co-founder of LaFace Records) to listen to Rich over the phone. Rich was hired as a house songwriter for LaFace Records, penning hit singles for artists such as Toni Braxton, Boyz II Men, TLC, A Few Good Men and Johnny Gill. As incoming Vice President of A&R, Eddie F then convinced L.A. Reid to sign him as an artist. Later, Rich mixed elements of jazz, rock and soul music into his own tracks. == The Tony Rich Project == After signing with LaFace Records as an artist, Rich began work on his debut album. The set's lead single "Nobody Knows" was released in November 1995, and became a hit single, making it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year. Under the moniker "The Tony Rich Project," he released his debut album Words in early 1996.
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