Jammers were an American

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music group led by Richie Weeks and consisting of the members of

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, Weeks & Co and various

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acts. Their hit song ''Be Mine Tonight'', composed by singer-songwriter Margaret Blount and producer Richie Weeks, was released in 1982 on

. Their other song entering charts was ''And You Know That'', peaking at No. 19 on the ''Billboard'' Dance chart, as of January 8, 1983. Together with "Be Mine Tonight", it entered the same chart as a double single, reaching No. 37. In March 1983, it was already number 79. The songs also hit the R&B chart. In the

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, "Be Mine Tonight" peaked at No. 65 on the

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. Last appearance position was number 70.

Group

The band's material was provided, produced and arranged by Richie Weeks of club/boogie group Weeks & Co.

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was involved in mixing of their material. Album session musicians include

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, Jocelyn Brown an
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Sheldon Weeks on lead vocals.The Jammers
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and saxophonist

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, members of New York City Strings, salsa trombonist

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, jazz trumpeter Earl Gardner. They recorded three singles ("And You Know That", "Be Mine Tonight", and "Let's B-B Break") and one eponymous album in total.

Discography

Album

Singles

*1: Charted with "And You Know That".

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jammers Musical groups established in 1982 Musical groups disestablished in 1984 Electronic music groups from New York (state) American dance music groups American garage house musicians American post-disco music groups Salsoul Records artists 1982 establishments in the United States