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Dave McMurray, the Detroit-based saxophonist and an associate of Was (Not Was) presents his debut recording SATISFACTION. Featuring guest looks by Bob Wayne, Tag Whitfield, Don Was among others, and carries a monitor specially produced because of this recording by Don Was and David Was. Monitor highlights consist of: “Down …

Their union within the Boneshakers was fairly short-lived, but together guitarist/songwriter Randy Jacobs and vocalist Nice Pea Atkinson come up with two effective, rockin’ funk and soul albums and amused some lucky audiences who became Boneshakers themselves about dance floors over the U.S. Atkinson was created in Oberlin, OH. After …

Nice Pea Atkinson was among the vocalists for the Detroit R&B ensemble Was (Not Was). The group released four LPs from 1981-1990, although there is almost a five-year space between their second launch and their third in 1988. Atkinson later on departed for any solo career.