Bryan Loren Hudson (May 5, 1966 – January 28, 2026), also nicknamed The Wiz, was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He produced and wrote The Simpsons' 1990 single "Do the Bartman", and released the 1984 singles "Lollipop Luv" and "Do You Really Love Me?", which peaked at numbers 23 and 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart—where the latter remained for 17 weeks. He also worked with artists including Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Sting, and Eric Benét. == Early... [more on Wikipedia]