Alexis "Lex" King de Azevedo (born January 14, 1943) is an American composer, song writer, pianist and singer known primarily for his film scores and his work on The Swan Princess of which one of his songs was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. De Azevedo, a Mormon, also produced the music for the LDS musical Saturday's Warrior.
Biography
Lex de Azevedo was born in Los Angeles, the son of Alyce King of The King Sisters by her first marriage. He served as a musical director for The Sonny & Cher Show, Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five and The Osmonds. He composed the scores for the films Where the Red Fern Grows and The Swan Princess, for the latter he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1995 for the song "Far Longer than Forever".
During the 1960s, De Azevedo produced several albums for Capitol Records, including Laurindo Almeida's Plays for a Man and a Woman and the Four King Cousins' Introducing the Four King Cousins.
He produced the hit version, by the Youngstown, Ohio-based quartet the Human Beinz, of the Isley Brothers' "Nobody but Me", which rose to #8 in 1968. He composed for pop singers (including many members of his own family) and the stage.
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ALBUMS
- The Radio Recordings Collection, Volume 4 released: 2011
- The Radio Recordings Collection, Volume 3 released: 2011
- The Radio Recordings Collection, Volume 2 released: 2011
- The Radio Recordings Collection, Vol. 1 released: 2011
- Saturday's Warrior (25th Anniversary) released: 1999
- Moab released: 1994
- Songs From All the Animated Stories From the Book of Mormon released:
- Variations on a Sacred Theme released:
- Saturday's Warrior released:
- The Lord Is My Shepherd released:
- Mormon Hymn Classics, Volume 2: A Mighty Fortress released:
- Mormon Hymn Classics, Volume 1: Our Father in Heaven released:
- Mormon Hymn Classics, Volume 5: Christmas Classics released:
- Mormon Hymn Classics, Volume 3: I Stand All Amazed released:
The Radio Recordings Collection, Volume 4
Released 2011- I Can't Tell You Why
- I Go Crazy
- Here Comes the Sun
- Stand by Your Man
- Up Where We Belong
- Any Day Now
- Heartbreaker
- Volare
- Half the Way
- This Night Won't Last Forever
- You Send Me
- More
- Shame on the Moon
- Rose Garden
- Believe It or Not
- It's Not Unusual
- Winds of War Theme
- Me & Bobby McGee
- Everybody's Talkin'
- We May Never Pass This Way Again
The Radio Recordings Collection, Volume 3
Released 2011- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Teach Me Tonight
- What a Fool Believes
- Once Upon a Time
- Comin' in and Out of Your Life
- Heartlight
- Love on a Two-Way Street
- Never Gonna Let You Go
- Baby, Come to Me
- Didn't We
- You and I
- Stormy
- You Are So Beautiful
- Windy
- Tonight's the Night
- The Way of Love
- For All We Know
- Dream Lover
- Just the Two of Us
The Radio Recordings Collection, Volume 2
Released 2011- Baby, Come Back
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Never My Love
- What Kind of Fool
- Truly
- Call Me
- California Dreamin'
- Light My Fire
- I Can't Go for That
- I'm Glad There Is You
- Looking for Love
- All of Me
- By Myself
- Time After Time
- Through the Years
- Yes, I'm Ready
- Waiting for a Girl Like You
- True Love Ways
- Key Largo
- Mr. Blue
- Long, Long Time
- Open Arms
The Radio Recordings Collection, Vol. 1
Released 2011- I'll Never Love This Way Again
- Poetry Man
- Time
- Today
- To Love Somebody
- You Decorated My Life
- Love So Right
- Stop, Look, Listen to Your Heart
- A Beautiful Friendship
- Sweet Life
- Who's Sorry Now
- How High the Moon
- Till
- April Love
- All I Have to Do Is Dream
- Song From Moulin Rouge
- Volare
- Marianne
- All the Way
- The Wayward Wind
- Because of You
- My Prayer
Saturday's Warrior (25th Anniversary)
Released 1999- Saturday's Warrior
- Pullin' Together
- Humble Way
- Circle of Our Love
- Sailing On
- Will I Wait For You?
- Daddy's Nose
- Zero Population
- Didn't We Love Him?
- Line Upon Line
- He's Just a Friend-Dear John
- Paper Dream
- Summer of Fair Weather
- Voices
- Brace Me Up
- Brace Me Up Production Number
- Feelings of Forever
- Saturday's Warrior Finale
Saturday's Warrior
- Saturday's Warrior
- Circle of Our Love
- Pullin' Together
- Humble Way
- Sailing On
- Will I Wait For You?
- Daddy's Nose
- Zero Population
- Didn't We Love Him?
- Line Upon Line
- He's Just a Friend-Dear John
- Paper Dream
- Summer of Fair Weather
- Saturday's Warrior Reprise
- Voices
- Brace Me Up
- Brace Me Up Production Number
- Paper Dream Reprise
- Feelings of Forever
- Saturday's Warrior Finale
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