Royce Jones (born December 15, 1954) is an American

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best known for his work as a touring vocalist with the bands Steely Dan (in 1973 and 1974) and Ambrosia (joined 1978).Steely Dan official site timeline
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. In the studio, Jones contributed vocals to David Pack's ''Anywhere You Go'', Odyssey's self-titled release, Steely Dan's ''

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'', Bruzer's ''Round 1'' and Stephan Cohn's self-titled release. In the summer of 2007, Jones joined a coverband called Screamin Lehman Band. The group's official site says they cover the songs of " Boz Scaggs,

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, Steely Dan,

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". Royce Jones is now in The Royce Jones band, also formally a member of eight piece horn band called "Stonebridge". He also worked with The Platters. Royce was the lead singer of Odyssey (Motown). Royce Jones also performed on

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Band, Chuck Alvarez and Paul Turner.

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Royce Jones
at ArtistDirect 1954 births Living people American soul singers Ambrosia (band) members {{US-singer-stub