Album: Ricky Lawson & Friends: First Things 1st by Boney James (1999)
Record Label: Concord Records
Format: Album

Artist Background: Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, he took up the clarinet at the age of eight and switched to saxophone when he was ten. Raised in New Rochelle, New York, he was influenced by Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire and saxophonist Grover Washington Jr. When James was 14, his family moved to Los Angeles. He received a degree in History from UCLA and began playing music full-time after graduation. After 7 years of touring as a sideman with such artists as Morris Day, The Isley Brothers, Randy Crawford ... Emerged in the 1960s era. Known for Jazz style.

Related Artists: Norman Brown, Richard Elliot, Euge Groove, Brian Simpson

Music Scene: Emerged in the 1960s era. Known for Jazz style.

Tags: 1990s, Album, Concord Records


Ricky Lawson & Friends: First Things 1st

Boney James

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