Boni Boyer
Boni Boyer | |
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Birth name | Bonita Louisa Boyer |
Also known as | Boni Queen B |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | July 28, 1958
Died | December 4, 1996 San Pablo, California, Contra Costa County, California, U.S. | (aged 38)
Genres | Pop, funk, jazz fusion, alternative hip hop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 1976–1996 |
Boni Boyer (July 28, 1958 – December 4, 1996) was an American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. She was best known for her work with Prince in the late 1980s.
Biography
Boyer was playing keyboards and singing backing vocals with
concert tours for Lovesexy and Graffiti Bridge
.
Technically Boni Boyer left Prince's band for Australia after the Lovesexy tour was over. The same goes for Cat, but Sheila E who protested the changing of the band, suffered back issues/collapsed lung after she parted ways with Prince when she did not agree with the direction of Prince's 4th album for her. When Prince formed
The New Power Generation in 1990, Boyer left the band along with Sheila E. and Cat Glover. She performed and recorded with many artists, including Tony! Toni! Toné!, Con Funk Shun, Digital Underground, Lionel Richie and Al Jarreau.[1]
Boyer died from a
brain aneurysm in San Pablo, California, Contra Costa County, California
, U.S..
Discography
With Prince
- Lovesexy (1988)
- Graffiti Bridge (1990)
With Sheila E.
- Sheila E. (1987)
With Al Jarreau
- Heaven and Earth (1992)
Filmography
- Sign o' the Times (1987)
- The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
References
- ^ "Boni Boyer". Discogs. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
External links
Boni Boyer at
IMDb