Wayne K. Garfield (January 21, 1952 - September 9, 2022) was an American composer, collaborating songwriter, vocalist, social entrepreneur, community activist, and producer, who was born in 1952 in New York City.
Garfield was an active participant in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and internationally as a player representative.
Garfield has worked with Carl Clay and he is one of the co-founders of Black Spectrum Theater in South Jamaica Queens, New York City.
[8] In 1986 Garfield united Kurtis Blow and Bob Dylan in producing "Street Rock", which became a hip-hop crossover.
In 2002, Garfield formed the advocacy group "Writers Rule Coalition", for songwriters to gain award recognition.