Who is James Mtume Wife & Net Worth: Jazz and R&B Musician Dead

Popular American jazz and R&B musician James Mtume is dead at age 75. What is James Mtume Net Worth and the name of his wife?

“So much loss. So much grief. Rest in power to Uncle Mtume. My late fathers partner in crime, the co-creator of the songs of my life (and about my birth!). He was essential part of the life of the man who made me, therefore me too. Gone now. He will be dearly, eternally missed,” His niece Lisa Lucas confirmed on Twitter.

Between 1971 and 1975, he rose to popularity as a jazz musician, performing with Miles Davis. Mtume’s R&B ensemble is most known for the 1983 R&B hit song “Juicy Fruit,” which has been sampled numerous times. With the track “You, Me, and He,” the band also achieved a top-five R&B smash.

Juicy Fruit has amassed over 13 million views on Youtube.

Forman was born and raised in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia. He was the son of jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath, but was raised by his stepfather, James “Hen Gates” Forman, a Philadelphia jazz pianist.

Mtume was raised in a musical family, with jazz artists frequently visiting his parents’ home. He studied piano and percussion, but he was more interested in swimming since he was a teenager, having won the distinction of first black Middle Atlantic AAU champion in the backstroke, and he enrolled at Pasadena City College on a swimming scholarship in 1966.

Who is James Mtume Wife?

There isn’t much known about James Mtume’s wife or marriage. The R&B singer, on the other hand, was rumored to have been in a relationship with Tawatha Agee — This hasn’t been confirmed.

Tawatha is a background singer and songwriter from the United States. Mtume was a soul/R&B band, and her soulful lead vocals can be heard on their R&B smash “Juicy Fruit” from 1983.

James Mtume Net Worth

• James Mtume Net Worth is $950,000.

James and fellow Mtume band member and musician Reggie Lucas both received Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song for composing and producing Stephanie Mills’ top-ten song “Never Knew Love Like This Before,” for which she also won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.

He also worked as a session musician for Players Association and as a radio broadcaster for KISS 98.7 FM in New York City. Mtume wrote hits for Phyllis Hyman, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Stephanie Mills, R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Teddy Pendergrass, Inner City, and R. Kelly, Mary J. Blige, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pendergrass, Teddy Pender.

Mtume was the father of music producers Damu Mtume and Fa Mtume.