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  Name Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
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  Background non_performing_personnel
  Birth Name James Harris III and Terry Lewis (respectively)
  Alias Jam & Lewis
  Born and November 24 , 1956 (respectively)
  Occupation Songwriter/Producer
  Years Active 1980s-present
  Label Flyte Tyme
  Associated Acts The Time


James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born on June 6 , 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota ) and '''Terry Lewis''' (born November 24 , 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska ) are an American R&B and Pop Songwriting and Record Production team. They have enjoyed great success since the 1980s with various artists, most notably Janet Jackson .

The pair met in .

After working with other artists like Gladys Knight and Luther Vandross , Jam and Lewis were introduced to Janet Jackson and produced her breakthrough album '' Control '' in 1986 , for which the duo won a Grammy Award . Their collaboration on her next album, 1989 's '' Rhythm Nation 1814 '', was even more successful.

Since that time they have founded a record label, Perspective Records , and worked with artists including Michael Jackson , Boyz II Men , The Human League , Usher , Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey . In 2000, the two were guest performers for J-pop singer and songwriter Utada Hikaru 's concert tour in Japan , ''Bohemian Summer''.

Terry Lewis married R&B singer Karyn White , with whom he had a daughter, Ashley Nicole. The pair have since divorced.


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