Person · Male
Jimmy Jam
James Harris of Jam & Lewis
- From
- Minneapolis, United States
- Since
- 1959–present
- Releases
- 0
About
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team. Their productions have received commercial success since the 1980s with various artists, most extensively Janet Jackson. They have written 31 top ten hits in the UK and 41 in the US. In 2022, the duo were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence category. They have produced 16 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, more than any other songwriting and production team.
Member of
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The Time keyboard
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James Harris III & Terry Lewis eponymous
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Also known as
Harris III · J. Harris · James Harris III · James Samuel Harris · James Samuel Harris III
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d79976d7-d895-480e-83c2-877f4cdd7073
- ISNI
- 0000000057450759
- IPI
- 00125105225
- IPI
- 00215982850
- IPI
- 00429741146
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.