Many celebrities rose to fame within no time. Kimberly Wuletich was one of them. She was a member of an American soul, R&B, and funk band called The Mary Jane Girls. Kimberly was born on May 17, but Kimberly Wuletich age is unknown. However, to know more about her, keep reading.
Kimberly Wuletich: A member of the Mary Jane Girls.
The Mary Jane Girls were known to be an American R&B, soul, as well as funk group that got famous in the 1980s. The group gave many famous hit songs like In My House, All Night Long, Candy Man, Walk Like a Man, etc.
The group’s name was referenced as Mary Jane, which is slang for marijuana. However, the image of the group was styled as a street-wise girl for McDuffie, a supermodel for Ghant, a dominatrix for Kimberly Wuletich, and a valley girl for Wells.
The lead singer of the group was Joanne ‘Jojo’ McDuffie, whereas other members filled the style and appearance of the group. During the studio recordings, McDuffie was backed by different vocalists instead of other Mary Jane Girls. However, in the 1980s, the group released two albums and even recorded the next one, but it never got released.
Rick James was backed in studio recordings by Joanne ‘Jojo’ McDuffie and other sisters Julia Waters as well as Maxine. But for live performances in 1979, James was backed by McDuffie as well as Cheryl Bailey, Candice ‘Candi’ Ghant, along Kimberly Maxi Wuletich.
Later, the girls started to learn dance routines and even practised under a professional vocal teacher.
Other incidents related to the Mary Jane Girls
In 1983, James insisted Motown offer McDuffie a solo career, but due to some issues, the label signed an all-girl group. This was the Mary Jane Girls. However, James filled the positions, along with McDuffie, Wells, Ghant, as well as Kimberly Wuletich. James even wrote the original songs and produced the recordings.
The first album by the Mary Jane Girls
It was the Waters sisters, along with McDuffie, that sang the parts of the first album of Mary Jane Girls in 1983. The album got its first R&B hits like Candy Man, All Night Long, and Boys.
During the live performances, the girls were backed by the Stone City Band. Also, the male band members got to sing the background vocals. This was done to support McDuffie. However, she got replaced by Yvette ‘Corvette’ Marine.
The second album by the Mary Jane Girls
In 1985, the group released its second album called Only For You. It was McDuffie who got featured in the maximum number of songs, whereas the Waters Sisters were meant to offer background vocals. The song ‘In My House’ became the biggest hit of the Mary Jane Girls. It reached number 3 on the R&B charts and reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it got the position of number 7. Also, it was on the top 40 list for 12 weeks. The song also got on the Hot Dance Club Play Chart.
The second song that got on the R&B chart at number 10 was ‘Wild and Crazy Love’. This song even got to number 3 on the dance charts but couldn’t make it onto the Billboard Hot 100 in the Top 40.
Whereas, the last single of the album called ‘Break It Up, reached number 79 on the R&B chart and number 39 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. The group recorded its third album, which was called Conversation. But it got shelved for decades, and later in 2014, it was released.
Kimberly Wuletich and the disbandment of the Mary Jane Girls
In 1987, the Mary Jane Girls disbanded. Throughout the years, a lot happened with the group members and the music created by the band, like in 2001, when Mary J. Blige purchased the rights to the group name to create a girl group.
The current status of Kimberly Wuletich
In 2003, the group was featured on VH1. Later in 2010, Kimberly Wuletich applied for the trademark of the original Mary Jane Girls. However, Kimberly Wuletich today status is unknown. There is not much information about her.
FAQs
Who’s Kimberly Wuletich?
She’s one of the members of the famous American R&B & soul musical group, The Mary Jane Girls.
What are the major hit singles of the band?
The band is known for delivering the hit singles, ‘In My House’, Candy Man, All Night Long, and Walk like a Man.
When did the band disband?
The band came to an end in 1987.
