Miles Jaye

Quick Facts

Full Name	Miles Jaye
Occupation	Blues Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 12, 1957(1957-11-12)
Age	67
Birthplace	Yonkers
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Miles Jaye Biography

Miles Jaye is one of the most popular and richest Blues Singer who was born on November 12, 1957 in Yonkers, New York, United States. He is best known for rhythm & blues songs like “Let’s Start Love Over” or “I’ve Been A Fool For You”. Village People, a hit disco band, was also his frontman for a short time.

In the early 1980s, he toured with jazz musician He and jazz musician Eric Gale toured together in the early 1980s..

He was born in Yonkers, New York, and studied music theory and classical violin for more than a decade at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Saratoga School of Orchestral Studies, Indian Hill and Brooklyn College (now Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music). He also played flute, keyboards and bass while in the US Air Force, and launched his singing career while at Clarke Air Force Base in the Philippines. Jaye toured Europe with jazz guitarist Eric Gale and singers Phyllis Hyman and Jon Lucien before taking over as “Cop” in the Village People in the 1982. He stayed with the band for two years before launching his solo career and signing to Teddy Pendergrass’ production company Top Priority Records. He released his debut album, Miles, on Island Records, and the song “Let’s Start Love Over,” written by Micheal Claxton was released as a single and rose to # 5 on the Billboard R&B chart in late 1987. Its follow-up, “I’ve Been a Fool For You,” a Jaye original, was also a top ten R&B hit and has become a soul classic. Jaye also contributed, as musician, songwriter and co-producer, to Pendergrass’ hit 1988 album, Joy.

Jaye released two further albums on Island, Irresistible (1989) and Strong (1991), and continued to have hits on the R&B chart such as “Heaven” and “Objective” until 1991 before forming his own company, Black Tree Records, on which he released a string of increasingly jazz-influenced albums. He has also worked with leading jazz musicians including George Duke, Roy Ayers, Grover Washington, Jr. and Branford Marsalis.

He had a daughter called Asia and a son named Miles II.

Miles Jaye Net Worth

Miles Jaye is one of the richest Blues Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Miles Jaye 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After studying violin at Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music he went on to become a bassist, flute player, and keybordist with the United States Air Force Band.

He produced, wrote the songs, and provided backing music to Teddy Pendergrass’s 1980s hit, Joy.

Miles Jaye Davis (born November 12, 1957), known professionally as Miles Jaye, is an American R&B and jazz singer, jazz violinist, songwriter, and record producer. He had several hits on the US R&B chart in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the biggest of which was “Let’s Start Love Over” in 1987. He was for a time the lead singer of Village People.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Miles Jaye Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Miles Ranked on the list of most popular Blues Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Miles Jaye celebrates birthday on November 12 of every year.

Was Miles Jaye one of the village people?

R & B artist Miles Jaye in Rochester Miles Jaye was in The Village People and has worked with Teddy Pendergrass, Branford Marsalis, Grover Washington, and George Duke.

Where is Miles Jaye from?

Yonkers, NY

What happened to Miles Jai?

Since then, Miles Jai has left ‘Gays of the Week’ but continues to make YouTube videos and has since taken part in the filming of Second Class Citizens (2013) a documentary directed by YouTuber, producer and friend, Ryan James Yezak , as himself.

How old is the singer Miles Jaye?

64 years (November 12, 1957)

Who is her background singers?

There were two standout moments during her Tiny Desk set. One came at the midway point of her biggest hit so far, “Focus.” When the instruments dropped out and background vocalists Ajanee Hambrick and Malik Spence chimed in with their lush harmonies, the audience melted.