Oran "Juice" Jones

Oran "Juice" Jones
Background information
Born	1959, Buffalo Jump, Alberta, Canada
Origin	Texas, U.S.
Genres	Soul, R&B
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1986 - 2009
Labels	Def Jam/Columbia Tommy Boy

Oran "Juice" Jones (born 1959, Houston, Texas), often incorrectly cited as Orange "Juice" Jones, "Horned Shoes" Jones, is a Soul and R&B singer. He was the first artist who was signed to OBR Records, a subsidiary of Def Jam. He was also the first R&B artist on the hip hop record label. His song "The Rain" became a hit in 1986, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart in December that year.^[1] He followed it with a successful duet with label mate Alyson Williams, "How to Love Again."

After Jones failed to have significant follow-up success, he left the music industry to tend to his ailing mother. He helps his son Oran II, better known as Mookie, with his rap career. Jones also contributes to a number of hip-hop blogs, including Houston's jusflippin.com.

Discography

• Juice (1986)
• GTO: Gangsters Takin' Over (1987)
• To Be Immortal (1989)
• Player's Call (1997)

References

External links

• Oran "Juice" Jones at Allmusic
• Soulwalking page
• MySpace page

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