Editing Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (section)

{{Short description|American R&B songwriting production team}}
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{{BLP sources|date=July 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
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| caption           = Jimmy Jam (left) and Terry Lewis in January 2012
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = {{ubl|James Samuel Harris III|Terry Steven Lewis}}
| birth_date        = {{ubl|{{birth-date and age|June 6, 1959}} {{small|(Jimmy Jam)}}|{{birth-date and age|November 24, 1956}} {{small|(Terry Lewis)}}}}
| alias             = {{hlist|Jam & Lewis|Jimmy & Terry}}
| origin            = {{ubl|[[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, Minnesota]] {{small|(Jimmy Jam)}}|[[Omaha, Nebraska]] {{small|(Terry Lewis)}}}}
| instrument        = {{hlist|[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]]|[[piano]]|[[synthesizers]]|[[drum machine]] {{small|(Jimmy Jam)}}|[[bass guitar]]|[[percussion]] {{small|(Terry Lewis)}}}}
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Minneapolis sound]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Taylor|first=Luke|date=19 June 2018|title= 'So many stories to tell': Minneapolis Sound luminaries trace their roots to historic Fergus Falls black community|url=https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2018/06/19/juneteenth-fergus-falls-minneapolis-sound-first-85-kentucky-andre-cymone|access-date=18 June 2024|publisher=[[KCMP|The Current]]|quote=...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.}}</ref>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[new jack swing]]|[[hip hop soul]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Record producers|multi-instrumentalists|songwriters}}
| years_active      = 1981–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Tabu Records|Tabu]]|[[Perspective Records|Perspective]]|[[Flyte Tyme Records|Flyte Tyme]]}}
| spinoff_of        = {{hlist|[[The Time (band)|The Time]]|[[the Original 7ven]]}}
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'''James Samuel''' "'''Jimmy Jam'''" '''Harris III''' (born June 6, 1959)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Jimmy Jam - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-jam-mn0000852100/biography|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2015-02-15}}</ref> and '''Terry Steven Lewis''' (born November 24, 1956)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ankeny|first1=Jason|title=Terry Lewis - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/terry-lewis-mn0000132914|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2015-02-15}}</ref> are an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Pop music|pop]] songwriting and record production team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4576025.stm|title=The Hitmakers: Jam and Lewis|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=May 27, 2005|work=BBC|access-date=July 29, 2011}}</ref> Their productions have received commercial success since the 1980s with various artists, most extensively [[Janet Jackson]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last1=Philbrook|first1=Erik|title=Powerhouse: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Celebrate 30 Years as ASCAP Members|url=http://www.ascap.com/playback/2013/08/features/powerhouse.aspx|website=Ascap.com|access-date=2015-02-08}}</ref> They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US.<ref name="auto1">{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOAW274|title=The People Who Created The Soundtrack To Your Life|via=Amazon.com}}</ref> In 2022, the duo were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in the Musical Excellence category.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/entertainment/music/rock-hall/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2022-inductees-induction-class-dolly-parton-pat-benatar-eminem-duran-duran-eurythmics-judas-priest-carly-simon/95-780d297f-76c2-4105-a73d-58bedbe693b4#longform_chapter_9|title=Artist: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis:Musical Excellence Award|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2022 |website=www.wkyc.com|access-date=May 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thesource.com/2022/05/05/eminem-lionel-richie-harry-belafonte-jimmy-jam-terry-lewis-and-jimmy-iovine-among-2022-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees/|title= Eminem, Harry Belafonte, Lionel Richie, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Iovine among 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees |author= Shawn Grant|date=2022 |website=[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]|access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref>