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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BGospelHip hop

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis is a Contemporary R&B and Gospel act. Their catalogue also touches Hip hop, House and Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Prince and Val Young. Those roots explain a lot about how Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as J*DaVeY, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Maxo, Janet Jackson, S.O.S. Band, Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, reaching back through Prince and forward to Maxo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Jimmy Jam and Terry LewisPrinceVal YoungMaxoJanet JacksonS.O.S. BandCherrelleAlexander O'NealChangeKlymaxxCheryl LynnJ*DaVeY

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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis connections

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis grew out of Prince and Val Young, shares an orbit with J*DaVeY, went on to shape Maxo, Janet Jackson, S.O.S. Band and Cherrelle. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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