*Philadelphia native James Mtume is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the release of “Juicy Fruit,” an R&B classic considered one of music’s most influential and sampled songs. For five decades, the ...

James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at the age ...

James Mtume, a percussionist who performed in Miles Davis’ seminal fusion band from 1971 to 1975 and later had hits with his own eponymous group, has died at the age 76. The daughter of Mtume’s late ...

James Mtume, a percussionist who reoriented Miles Davis' later rhythms and whose 1983 hit, "Juicy Fruit," returned to the charts a decade later as the driving force of the Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy," ...

South Philadelphia native James Mtume, a leading light in the world of jazz and R&B from the 1960's onward, has died at the age of 75, his family confirmed on Sunday. Born James Forman, Mtume was the ...

James Mtume, the legendary jazz and R&B musician, Grammy-winning songwriter and activist, has died. He was 75. Mtume was best known for his band’s 1983 R&B hit “Juicy Fruit.” Less than 10 years later ...

James Mtume, a musician, songwriter and producer who played in Miles Davis’ electric band of the early and mid-1970s before founding the eponymous R&B group whose 1983 hit “Juicy Fruit” became one of ...

*We’ve just learned that music legend James Mtume has passed. He was 76. The news was confirmed by, Lisa Lucas, the daughter of Mtume’s late musical partner, Reggie Lucas. “So much loss. So much grief ...

James Mtume, a legendary musician who played with greats from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis and was sampled by the Notorious B.I.G., has died He was 76. No official cause of death has been released, ...

James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at the age ...