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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam (left) and Terry Lewis in January 2012
Background information
Birth name
James Samuel Harris III
Terry Steven Lewis
Also known as
Jam & Lewis
Jimmy & Terry
Born
June 6, 1959 (1959-06-06) (age 65) (Jimmy Jam)
November 24, 1956 (1956-11-24) (age 67) (Terry Lewis)
Origin
Minneapolis, Minnesota (Jimmy Jam)
Omaha, Nebraska (Terry Lewis)
Genres
Minneapolis sound[1]
R&B
pop
new jack swing
hip hop soul
gospel
Occupation(s)
Record producers
multi-instrumentalists
songwriters
Instrument(s)
Keyboards
piano
synthesizers
drum machine (Jimmy Jam)
bass guitar
percussion (Terry Lewis)
Years active
1981–present
Labels
Tabu
Perspective
Flyte Tyme
Spinoff of
The Time
the Original 7ven
Musical artist
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959)[2] and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956)[3] are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team.[4] Their productions have received commercial success since the 1980s with various artists, most extensively Janet Jackson.[5] They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US.[6] In 2022, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category.[7][8]
^Taylor, Luke (June 19, 2018). "'So many stories to tell': Minneapolis Sound luminaries trace their roots to historic Fergus Falls black community". The Current. Retrieved June 18, 2024. ...at least two pioneers of the Minneapolis Sound also have ties to Fergus Falls — notably, music luminaries Jimmy Jam Harris (whose father is Cornbread Harris and mother is Bertha Tate Webster Harris) and André Cymone.
^Ankeny, Jason. "Jimmy Jam - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^Ankeny, Jason. "Terry Lewis - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
^Savage, Mark (May 27, 2005). "The Hitmakers: Jam and Lewis". BBC. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
^Philbrook, Erik. "Powerhouse: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Celebrate 30 Years as ASCAP Members". Ascap.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
^The People Who Created The Soundtrack To Your Life – via Amazon.com.
^"Artist: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis:Musical Excellence Award". www.wkyc.com. 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^Shawn Grant (2022). "Eminem, Harry Belafonte, Lionel Richie, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Iovine among 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees". The Source. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
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