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This article is about the band. For the highway route, see U.S. Route 3.
Us3 were a British jazz rap group founded by London-based producer Geoff Wilkinson in 1992.
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Origin | London, England |
Years active | 1992–2014 |
Labels | Blue Note Us3 |
Members | Geoff Wilkinson |
Past members | Mel Simpson (1993–95) Vocalists: Rahsaan Kelly (1993–95) Kobie Powell (1993–95) Tukka Yoot (1993–95, 2013) KCB (1996–99, 2013) Shabaam Sahdeeq (1996–99) Michelob (1999–2001) Alison Crockett (1999–2002) Reggi Wyns (2003–05) Mpho Skeef (2003–05) Akil Dasan (2005–07, 2013) Gaston (2005–07) Adeline (2007) Brook Yung (2009) Sene (2009) Oveous Maximus (2011) Akala (2011) |
Website | us3 |
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The name was inspired by Us Three, a Horace Parlan album produced in 1960 by Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records.[1] Us3's debut album, Hand on the Torch, used samples from Blue Note songs produced by Lion.