The S.O.S. Band were an Atlanta-based R&B and electro-funk outfit that scored a
handful of hits in the early 80s under the wing of legendary producers Jimmy Jam
and Terry Lewis. Formed in Atlanta in 1977, the band was initially composed of
keyboardist Jason Bryant, saxophonists Billy Ellis and Willie “Sonny” Killebrew,
guitarist Bruno Speight, bass player John Alexander Simpson, drummer James Earl
Jones III, and vocalist Mary Davis. After making the rounds at the city’s
underground nightclub circuit as Santa Monica, the group swiftly signed to Tabu
Records and renamed themselves ...