Deborah J. McDuffie is a pioneer producer, composer and vocalist. She is credited with being the first female jingle composer and producer in the industry and one of the first women to sign a production deal with a major record label. In 1996, she relocated to Jacksonville, Florida to pursue a lifelong dream of teaching music to young folks.
McDuffie has worked with Luther Vandross, Patti Labelle, Janet Jackson, Ashford & Simpson, Roberta Flack, Wynton Marsalis, Temptations, Gladys Knight & Pips, 4 Tops, Spinners, Al Green, Sylistics, Charlie Wilson, Jose Feliciano, Tito Puente, Bobby Caldwell, Michael Bolton and many more.
Her record compositions (or) productions include:
- Love, Luther (compilation)
- Best of Al Green (compilation)
- All About Love
- Steven Amburgey (in production)
- A New Dawn, A New Day Cassandra (in production)
- Anthology – Paxon SAS Choirs
- Something Old… Something New Full Circle
- From The Heart- Tania Shana Yegelwel
- Six Pointed Star -Tania Shana Yegelwel
- Hello Baby Childrens CD
- Damaris – Damaris Carbaugh
- I Am An Illusion -Agneta Baumann (Sweden)
- Brother to Brother Isley Jasper Isley
- Charme featuring Luther Vandross
- Agneta Baumann
- Reflections
- Mirage
- Cindy Valentine
- You’ve Got A Friend – Al Green
Her commercials include:
- Coca-Cola
- Pepsi-Cola
- Sprite
- Disney
- Great Adventure
- Kentucky Fried Chicken
- McDonald’s New York
- McDonald’s Jacksonville
- New York Times
- Dukakis Presidential Campaign
- S. Census
- NBC
- Ginos
- Miller Brewing Company
- Schlitz Brewing
- American Honda
- Goodyear
- Flagship Bank
- Anheuser-Busch
- Quaker Oats
- Mogen David Wine
- C. Johnson
- L’Oreal
- Reynolds Wrap
- General Motors
- Su-Su-Superbowl XXXIX
- Don’t Trash Jax – City of Jacksonville
- McDonald’s Jacksonville – Get Moving with Ronald
Her studio/live vocal performances include:
- Fame (movie soundtrack)
- The Wiz (movie soundtrack)
- Muppets Take Manhattan(soundtrack)
- Saturday Night Live
- James Brown
- Nina Simone
- Hank Crawford
- Idris Muhammad
- Jimmy Cliff
- Martha Reeves
- Maynard Ferguson
- Bobby Rydell
- Melba Moore
- Makoto Ozone
- Little Tony of Italy
- Charme
- Victor Willis
- Samba Soul
- Jun Fukamachi
- Tiny Tim
- Dory Previn
- New York City Community Choir
- Sarah Dash
- Reflections
- Ashford & Simpson
- Chuck Mangione
Source: Miz McD Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1tvcOyVx5E