- Joe Public (band)
Joe Public is a
new jack swing group from Buffalo,New York that had a hit in the early 1990s with thesong "Live and Learn," which reached #4 on theBillboard Hot 100 chart. Their follow-up single "I Miss You" reached #55 on the same chart. They released twoalbum s onColumbia Records ; 1992's "Joe Public" and 1994's "Easy Come, Easy Go".They also hosted the 'NBA Jams Music Video', a
VHS promotional release for thevideo game "NBA Jam " that containedmusic video s intercut with professionalbasketball highlight footage. The video for "Live and Learn" is contained on it, as well as improved live footage between video segments. The group members are Kev (bass, lead and background vocals), Jake (keyboards,guitar , lead and background vocals), Mr. Dew (percussion ,drum s, keyboards lead and background vocals), J.R. (guitar, lead and background vocals). Joe Public also wrote the hit "Keep It Comin" byKeith Sweat (1991) and songs forTyrese .Joe Public evolved from the group Atension signed to
Island Records in 1989.External links
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