Royce Jones (born December 15, 1954) is an American musician best known for his work as a backing vocalist with the bands Steely Dan (from 1973 to 1974) and Ambrosia (from 1978 to 1982).[1][2][3] In the studio, Jones contributed vocals to Ambrosia's David Pack's Anywhere You Go, Odyssey's self-titled release, Steely Dan's Countdown to Ecstasy, Bruzer's Round 1 and Stephan Cohn's self-titled release.
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 15, 1954 Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Rock, R&B |
| Instrument | Percussion |
| Years active | 1964–present |
In the summer of 2007, Jones joined a cover band called Screamin Lehman Band.[3] The group's official site says they cover the songs of "Boz Scaggs, The Cars, Steely Dan, Stevie Winwood, and Elvin Bishop".[3]
Royce Jones is now in The Royce Jones band, also formally a member of eight piece horn band called "Stonebridge". He also worked with The Platters. Royce was the lead singer of Odyssey (Motown).
Royce Jones also performed on Richard Simmons' Sweatin To The Oldies 3 & 4 videos.
In 2011 - 2012 he worked with the Tim Weisberg Band, Chuck Alvarez and Paul Turner.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Ambrosiaweb.com Discography Archived 2008-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Steely Dan official site timeline.
- ^ a b c ScreamingLehman.com official bio Archived 2009-04-21 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
edit- Royce Jones at ArtistDirect
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