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John Payne
voc,
Singer of R&B/Soul and Hip-Hop/Rap
A.k.a. John Wesley Payne
Singer - Songwriter - Producer John Payne is known within the local music circle as the “Prince” of the Bay Area, because of his abilities to write, produce, and arrange. He first broke onto the Billboard charts with his number one hit, “She Just Can’t Help It.” He has recorded and performed with various artists, including George Clinton, Larry Graham, Rick James, the late great keyboardist Merl Saunders of the Grateful Dead and others... . A bucket list moment came when Payne got a call from Prince asking him to fly out to Minnesota to jam with him and his group, the New Power Generation (NPG) at Paisley Park Studios for a week.
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Popular Tracks 
Secrets In The Moonlight on Star Dust by Various Artists Hotel California on Raiding the Rock Vault: Songs From the Vault by Various Artists Killer On The Loose on Voices of British Heavy Metal by Various Artists All Along the Watchtower on Raiding the Rock Vault: Songs From the Vault by Various Artists In The Air Tonight on Raiding the Rock Vault: Songs From the Vault by Various Artists New Years Day on Raiding the Rock Vault: Songs From the Vault by Various Artists Stairway To Heaven on Raiding the Rock Vault: Songs From the Vault by Various Artists Smoke On The Water on Raiding the Rock Vault: Songs From the Vault by Various Artists Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) on Black Europe, Vol. 18: The First Comprehensive Documentation of the Sounds of Black People in Europe Pre-1927 by Russell Jones, John Payne & Roland Hayes I Saw Three Ships on I Saw Three Ships by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| She Just Can't Help It | John Payne | 1991 | Single |
| Gotta Live Together | John Payne | 1991 | Album |
| Hurt | John Payne | 1991 | Album |
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