Minneapolis legends Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis take the spotlight as musicologist Duke Eatmon recounts their ascent from Prince protegés playing with The Time to a star-making run with the SOS Band, Alexander O'Neal and Janet Jackson.
DJs & GUESTS
Professor Groove, DJ Static, Duke Eatmon
PLAYLIST
talk: intro, joining prince and forming the time (over time - the stick, prince - party up)
talk: upstaging prince on tour, starting to write and produce for the s.o.s. band, getting fired by prince (over the time - the walk (live), s.o.s. band - no one's gonna love you)
talk: early rap production, opening doors with clarence avant and leon sylvers (over klymaxx - all turned out)
gladys knight & the pips - when you're far away
patti austin - the heat of heat
talk: the iconic roland 808 drum machine, defining the jam & lewis sound with the s.o.s. band (over patti austin - the heat of heat, s.o.s. band - for your love)
s.o.s. band - just be good to me
s.o.s. band - just the way you like it
s.o.s. band - borrowed love
talk: princely perfection without sequencing, choosing singers to build with (over s.o.s. band - borrowed love, cherrelle - fragile)
cherrelle - i didn't mean to turn you on
alexander o'neal - innocent
cherrelle feat. alexander o'neal - saturday love
talk: helping janet jackson gain "control" (over cherrelle feat. alexander o'neal - saturday love)
janet jackson - what have you done for me lately
talk: taking the minneapolis sound to mainstream success (over janet jackson - control, janet jackson - nasty)
human league - i need your loving
talk: outro (over human league - i need your loving)
pia zadora - dance out of my head
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