Really! I am sure Laura told me she had played with all manner of people like that, I can't recall all the names though. I should have thought NJB wasn't that an unsual name...
> It's not the same Norma Jean Bell :) > > The interview in the Winter 2001 issue of Straight No Chaser lays all this > out - the NJB of Pandamonium/KDJ/Peacefrog fame is *not* the same one who > played with Tommy Bolin, Frank Zappa etc. - there are two of them. She > didn't start playing in funk/R&B bands until the late 80s. > > The interview in question is not on the SNC website, unfortunately, but I > have it in front of me here... > > Cheers, > > Tom > > >> Yes, she has an amazing background. If you do a search on the Web, they >> should come up. I even found an old pic of hers too. >> Narada Michael Walden, George Clinton's P-Funk All Stars, Frank Zappa, Deep >> Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin - those are some I recall. She was working on a >> new album as of last year DEMF time for her own label. I believe she's a >> native of Los Angeles and then came to Detroit. >> >>> I picked up a 1979 Raydeo record and Norma Jean Bell is listed as a guest >>> saxaphonist. Was she a studio musician? Can anyone point me to other older >>> funk releases she's appeared on? >>> >>> thanks, >>> >>> Jamie >
