Michael Jeffries (born August 16, 1954) is an American R&B singer from

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, best known for his stint as a lead vocalist for the R&B/soul band

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from 1978 to the mid-1980s.

Biography

Jeffries started his career as part of the California band known as The Two Things in One and scored a regional hit with the 1973 single "Together Forever". It would lead to his stint with

starting with 1978's '' We Came to Play!'' and he would stay with the band through the mid-1980s, making his tenure with Tower of Power the second longest as lead vocalist, behind Larry Braggs. Jeffries later began a solo career releasing the single "Razzle Dazzle" in 1986, which was from the soundtrack to the movie ''

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''. He would also record with

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and fellow R&B singer Karyn White before releasing his first self-titled solo album for

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; the same record label as Tower of Power. The album was produced by

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's producers and former members of The Time

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. Jeffries still lives in California and released a new album with his children as "Michael Jeffries, Daughter, Son" called ''Family Affair'' in 2011. Also in 2011, a compilation of his recordings with The Two Things in One was released called ''Together Forever: The Music City Sessions''. In 2019, Jeffries released his next solo album ''Fonky Sexy Late Nights in the Lab'' and released a music video for "When We Love" off the album on his

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channel.

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Michael Jeffries'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1989) * ''Family Affair'' (MJM Artists Records, 2011) * ''Fonky Sexy Late Nights in the Lab'' (MJM Artists Records, 2019)

Solo singles

Other appearances

With The Two Things in One

* "Silly Song" / "Snag Nasty" (Music City Records) (1971) * "Together Forever" / "Stop Telling Me" (Music City Records) (1973) * "Overdose" / "Close the Door" (Music City Records) (1974) * ''Together Forever: The Music City Sessions'' (

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) (2011)

With Skye

* "Ain't No Need" (single) (Anada Records/

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) (1976)

With Tower of Power

* '' We Came to Play!'' (

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) (1978) * '' Back on the Streets'' (Columbia Records) (1979) * ''

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'' (Sheffield Lab) (1981) * ''Dinosaur Tracks'' ( Rhino Handmade) (2000)

With Jeff Lorber

* ''Private Passion'' (

) (1986)

References

External links

*
Michael Jeffries official website

Michael Jeffries official YouTube channel
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