The Jamaica Boys was an American, Queens-based, funk trio, that existed in the late 1980s. Group member Mark Stevens was the brother of Chaka Khan, and also toured with her as a backup singer.[1]
One of their members, Marcus Miller, was Luther Vandross's writing partner on several of the latter's hits.
^"Chaka Khan: Talks About Life in Europe and Being a Grandmother". Jet. September 16, 1996. p. 33.
The JamaicaBoys was an American, Queens-based, funk trio, that existed in the late 1980s. Group member Mark Stevens was the brother of Chaka Khan, and...
an orphanage, Israel Boys' Town F.C., a Jamaican football club. Boys' Town Cricket Club, a football club, Kingston, JamaicaBoys Town (film), 1938 Boystown...
Jamaica College (abbreviated J.C. or JC) is a public, Christian, secondary school and sixth form for boys in Kingston, Jamaica. It was established in 1789...
Leonard "Lenny" White III (born December 19, 1949) is an American jazz fusion drummer who was a member of the band Return to Forever led by Chick Corea...
Miller switched to. Tutu Revisited – Live 2010 The JamaicaBoys The JamaicaBoys (WEA, 1987) J. Boys (Reprise, 1990) 1987: Siesta 1990: House Party (featuring...
session musician and later released four solo albums. Wright was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York. In the liner notes to his debut album 'Nard, he stated...
sections of Kingston, Jamaica, and was associated with violent discontented youths. Along with ska and rocksteady music, many rude boys favored sharp suits...
not been released. Per each album's liner notes. 1987: JamaicaBoys (Warner Bros) 1989: J Boys (Warner Bros) 1990: Shake It Up (Warner Bros) 1993: Getting...
notably the VMBS Girls and Boys Athletics Championships) and international meets (most notably the Penn Relays). In Jamaica it is not uncommon for young...
July 1959, London, UK – 21 January 1996) and Dennis Fuller (19 June 1959, Jamaica – 21 January 1996). They are best remembered for the UK top 5 hits "Requiem"...
the name Taka Boom. Her only brother, Mark, who formed the funk group JamaicaBoys and was a member of Aurra, also became a successful musician. She has...
The Jolly Boys are a mento band from Port Antonio, Jamaica. It was formed in 1945 and had great commercial success in the late 1980s and 1990s among reggae...
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion...
smuggling them out of Jamaica.[citation needed] The official nickname of the Antigua and Barbuda national football team is "the Benna Boys", referring to a...
"Boys", he was coached by Tomlinson. Owing the success and increasing popularity of the Jamaican act, the British X Factor was broadcast in Jamaica after...
"Jamaica Farewell" is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento). The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half-Barbadian...
Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is the governing body of football in Jamaica and is in charge of the Jamaica national football team and the Jamaica...
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