Then, as a keyboardist in the light-funk and R&B group The Deele (which also included drummer Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, with whom he would later form a successful writing and producing partnership). He also performed in the group Manchild, as he was a guitarist for the band. He has won 10 Grammy Awards.Įdmonds played with funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him 'Babyface' because of his cute face while he was still a teen. Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds is an American R&B musician, singer–songwriter and record producer.