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.[6][7] He composed for pop singers (including many members of his own family) and the stage.[8]
He is also credited as the co-writer of the Latter-day Saint production, Saturday's Warrior.[9]
De Azevedo has ten children.[citation needed] His daughters Rachel and Emilie[10] are the creators and producers of the Signing Time! videos, designed to teach children American Sign Language, and he appears in them during the grandparents sequence of Vol. 2. De Azevedo's daughter Julie de Azevedo Hanks[11] is a Latter-day Saint inspirational pop singer. She is also a psychologist who owns and runs Wasatch Family Therapy.[12]
Discography
Mountains (Aubergine, 1991)
Moab (Aubergine, 1993)
Variations On A Sacred Theme (Shadow Mountain, 1998)
Variations On A Sacred Theme, Vol. 2 (Shadow Mountain, 1999)
A Time To Love (Embryo, 2006)
Lex de Azevedo has also recorded hundreds of instrumental versions of popular songs. These were intended for airplay on beautiful music radio stations and were not released commercially. These tracks are a mainstay on the Sirius XM channel Escape, which usually plays at least one of de Azevedo's recordings each hour. They have been made available for download at Surrey House Music's website and also on YouTube.
^Deseret Book profile on Julie de Azevedo Hanks, deseretbook.com; accessed January 10, 2016.
De Azevedo’s youngest daughter, Sarah de Azevedo, is a professional tattoo artist and business owner in Salt Lake City.
