Rudy Love

Born September 15, 1948, in Oklahoma. Love became a songwriter for Little Richard at the age of 17. He once was a demo vocalist for Motown. Love worked with Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles and Carlos Santana, and he also collaborated and recorded with Sly Stone of the band Sly and the Family Stone.

In early 1974, Sly and the Family Stone had disbanded, and Sly gathered new musicians around him for a solo release called "High On You." Love was featured on the majority of the songs on the release, including "Crossword Puzzle."

After the stint with Sly, Rudy would start Rudy Love And The Love Family.

Died October 6, 2021 after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 73 in Wichita, KS