Jamaica Boys

US musical group

Jamaica Boys
Origin	Queens
Genres	R&B, New jack swing
Years active	1986 - 1991
Labels	Warner Bros. Records

Past members	Marcus Miller Spaceman Patterson Lenny White Bernard Wright Dinky Bingham Mark Stevens Eric "CoDee" Cody

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.

Members

Mark Stevens
Dinky Bingham (who replaced Mark Stevens)
Marcus Miller
Lenny White
Bernard Wright
Spaceman Patterson
Eric "CoDee" Cody

Singles

Shake It Up! (1990)
Pick Up The Phone! (1990)
(It's That) Lovin' Feeling (1987)
Spend Some Time With Me (1988)^[2]

Discography

Jamaica Boys, Warner Bros. Records, 1987
J Boys, Warner Bros. Records, 1989
Shake It Up, Warner Bros. Records, 1990

References

^ "Chaka Khan: Talks About Life in Europe and Being a Grandmother". Jet. September 16, 1996. p. 33.
^ "The Jamaica Boys Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2018.