Did you know Boney James played with Morris Day and The Time? Yes he did (DOC played keyboards). Boney James took up the clarinet at the age of eight, later switching to sax when he was 10.[3] Boney spent his early teen years in New Rochelle, New York where he was first exposed to the Motown genre and saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.. When James was 14 his family moved to Los Angeles, where he joined a fusion band that opened for acts like Flora Purim and the Yellowjackets. Another member of this early band was John Shanks, now a successful pop producer.[4] James eventually received a degree in history from UCLA, but began playing music full-time after graduation. James learned to play keyboards and in 1985 he joined Morris Days band. His R&B influence was further strengthened by seven years of touring and sessions as a sideman with Day, the Isley Brothers, Bobby Caldwell, Randy Crawford, Teena Marie and others. It was on the road with Crawford in 1986 that he earned his now-famous moniker; when his physique led a band mate to joke Well have to start calling you Boney James!.[5]
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