The Groove Juice Special (GJS) formed in February of 1998 at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. They came together with the shared love of funk and soul music and the hope to bring people together with song and dance. The band's core consisted of Ben Thomas (lead vocals, flute, percussion), Brandon "B3" Beebe (guitar, backing vocals), Sean Potts (bass, backing vocals), John Foord (drums) and Vince Stoffer (keyboards). The West 11th St. Horn Section began with: Brooks Barnett (trumpet), Hans Hlawaty (alto sax) and Dave Cordon(tenor sax). Jeff Thorpe added his …
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