Artist:Joe Public
Song:Live and Learn
Album:Joe Public
Live and Learn was a top five hit in 1992. It was the only big hit for Joe Public. A couple of their other songs charted so technically they are not a one hit wonder. They only recorded two albums. They were part of the early 90s wave of New Jack Swing. But unlike other acts from the era, Joe Public was a self contained band and they wrote and produced themselves. They are from Buffalo with Kevin Scott on lead vocals and bass, Joe "J.R." Sayles on guitar, Jake Carter on keyboards and Dwight "Mr. Dew" Wyatt on drums. At first they were called Atension and they released the 1989 album Def On Arrival on Island Records. The band had two additional members in those days. Kevin Scott's brother Isaac Scott was lead vocalist and Joe Sayles' brother Nathan Sayles was in the band. The producer was Nathan Job. He was the leader of Southroad Connection and they recorded two albums for United Artists in the late 70s. Then he got into production and worked with groups like Starpoint. It looks like Atension split up and then reformed as Joe Public and signed with Columbia. The 1992 single Live and Learn reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the R&B Singles chart. Joe Public wrote all the songs and produced with Job. Live and Learn has plenty of samples. But the one everyone asks about is the squealing trumpet. That is from The Grunt by The J.B.'s. When Joe Public's 1994 album Easy Come, Easy Go was unsuccessful, they split up. Kevin Scott went on to work with Dalvin DeGrate. Jake Carter and Trevor Job formed the production duo Jake & Trev and they worked with Tyrese and Calvin Richardson. Here's the video for Live and Learn by Joe Public.
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