Credits involving this performer are likely to demonstrate considerably more variations than the rhythms on the records themselves. Sometimes he is identified with the utmost simplicity as Jim Jones and James Jones, inviting confusion with a veritable horde of performing artists. The middle name and designation as the third James Earl Jones are only able to provide a positive identification when used in tandem; after all, James Earl Jones is also the name of the actor who, among many other things, worked the voice of Darth Vader. There are even a few performers named James Jones III to get mixed up with. The career that James Earl Jones III can actually take credit for began in the mid-'70s. An active percussionist on the Atlanta scene, Jones III was part of the S.O.S. Band's original 1977 lineup. As a producer his credits include Heavy D the Boyz and Playa in 1994 and 1998 respectively, Nick Cannon in 2003. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, Rovi