Joanne jojo mcduffie biography definition
One Hit Wonders of the ’80s: 1985 – Mary Jane Girls.
Joanne jojo mcduffie biography definition
Mary Jane Girls
American R&B, soul and funk group
The Mary Jane Girls were an American girl group formed in , best known for their songs "In My House", "All Night Long", "Candy Man", and their cover version of "Walk Like a Man".
They were protégées of musician Rick James and disbanded in
Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie was the lead singer, the others filling out the group's style and appearance. On the studio recordings, McDuffie was backed by session vocalists rather than the other Mary Jane Girls.
The group released two albums in the s, and recorded a third – which was shelved for decades but finally released in as part of a larger Rick James retrospective.
The group was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame in [1]
Background
Rick James was frequently backed in his studio recordings by vocalists Joanne "Jojo" McDuffie and the sisters Maxine and Julia Waters.
For live performances, starting in , James was backed by McDuffie along with Cheryl Bai