Biography
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Album · 2007
- Grammy Award — Best Gospel Song · 2005
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 1993
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1986
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Album · 2007 · nominated
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- Grammy Award — Best Gospel Song · 2005 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 2005 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 2004 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 2001 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1994 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1994 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 1993 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1993 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 1990 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1986 · nominated
Filmography12 titles
Thriller 40
Half & Half
James Brown: Say It Loud
Janet Jackson.
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music
Herb Alpert Is...
Fresh Off the Boat
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)
Poetic Justice
Mo' Money
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View