Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis Research Paper

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Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis: Pioneers of Modern R&B
If "New Jack Swing" , "Soul", or "R&B" had parents, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are shining examples of what make a happy home. For decades the world has been influenced by the creations of these two men. They have not only shaped their artist into stars, they shaped the genre as a whole.
James " Jimmy Jam" Harris and Terry Lewis are both native Minnesotans who met in high school at a college program at the U of M. Shortly after they formed a band called
Flyte Tyme.
In the early 80 's, the band renamed itself The Time after incorporating Morris Day
The group 's early albums shaped what we know as R&B and created the
" new jack swing" style of music. The band was created due to a cause in Prince 's contract with Warner Brothers. The clause allow Prince to recruit and produce acts for the label.
In interviews with the duo, they stated that the creation of The Time is when everything started. During this early time with The Time is when they learned to mesh their two worlds of productions and musical styles into what it is today. They both had been very musical growing up so this is also when they honed a lot of their production techniques. A hot producer of the early 80 's was a man by the name of Leon Sylvers, the duo states they received skills and got their production chops by watching him produce tracks. Jimmy Jam said, "Between Leon and Prince-we got great studio tutelage." PRODUCER PAPER

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