Will Downing

Early life Downing was born and raised to a working-class family in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Downing attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York, Downing then attended college at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia for one year but dropped out to pursue a music career. Downing switched to Island Records for his second release, Come Together as One (1989). In 2002, Downing received the International Association of African-American Music Diamond Award. He released Love, Lust, & Lies: An Audio Novel in 2010. In 2014, he was the opening act for Patti LaBelle. ==Artistry==

Downing is a baritone. He has often been compared to Luther Vandross. ==Personal life==

From 1987 to 1992, Downing was married to Revonda Mills. In 2002, Downing married singer Audrey Wheeler, who was a member of the R&B group Unlimited Touch. In December 2006, Downing was diagnosed with polymyositis, a rare disease occurring most often in black males, in which inflammation causes debilitating muscle weakness. He was hospitalized for three months, used a wheelchair, and lost 100 pounds. Downing is also a keen photographer, and self-published the coffee table book Unveiled Series I in 2005. ==Discography==

Studio albums EPs • 2021: The Song Garden Compilations Singles ==References==