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Jimmy Jam

American songwriter, producer
Person Human Q20202184

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 6, 1959
Place of birth
Minneapolis
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
songwriter, record producer, composer, musician
Field of work
pop music, popular music[9][10]
Educated at
Washburn High School[11]
Award received
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song, Grammy Award for Best R&B Album[12][13][14][15]
Father
James Samuel Harris[7]
Nominated for
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song, Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, Academy Award for Best Original Song[23][24][25][26][27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[28]
Birth name
James Samuel Harris III[29]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[30]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[31]
Family name
Harris[18]
Given name
James, Samuel[19][20]
Member of
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis[16]
Partner in business or sport
Terry Lewis[22]
Pseudonym
Jimmy Jam[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Harris en James Harris III en James Samuel Harris en James Samuel Harris III en Jimmy Jam ru Джеймс Харрис
🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000108512172
VIAF cluster ID
19891259
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no90007171
GND ID
134416147
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
JimmyJamHWoFJan2012.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000852100, mn0002358427
AniList staff ID
296468
BIBSYS ID
14031785
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14189838m
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf13817435
CiNii Research ID
1980304959806855726
CineMagia person ID
108820
Show all 45 identifiers +33
DBC author ID
87097991090643
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134416147
Discogs artist ID
241356, 55448
ELNET ID
a12638493
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jimmy-Jam
Fandango person ID
325048
Film.ru person ID
jimmy-jam
Freebase ID
/m/03hzdd0
Grammy Awards artist ID
jimmy-jam, jimmy-jam/3474
HAND ID
277D-045F-327A-AFBB-5C9E
IMDb ID
nm0005047
IPI name number
00125105225
IdRef ID
078617480
KANTO ID
000195706
Kinobox person ID
830818
MusicBrainz artist ID
d79976d7-d895-480e-83c2-877f4cdd7073
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18081228
NL CR AUT ID
xx0083010
NUKAT ID
n2011222250
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BRXd;=Bm
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810543359405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX984088
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
860
RILM ID
33524
Rate Your Music artist ID
jimmy_jam
SVKKL authority ID
0442785-Jam-Jimmy-1959
Songkick artist ID
970192
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
jimmy_jam
TMDB person ID
54604
VGMdb artist ID
43870
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmDmy9TbF6JRM6bkQryVC
Yale LUX ID
person/09d118f6-e97c-4006-b07c-16db13f8051d
ČSFD person ID
244503

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 138
All for You, All for You, Scream, Scream, Miss You Much, Miss You Much, What Have You Done for Me Lately, What Have You Done for Me Lately +130 more
Mb:composer 8
Rhythm Nation, Rhythm Nation, Don't Wanna Lose You, Don't Wanna Lose You, Dub Be Good to Me, Dub Be Good to Me, Just Be Good to Me, Just Be Good to Me
Mb:lyricist 2
Rhythm Nation, Rhythm Nation
Mb:member of band 2
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, The Time
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Summary

Jimmy Jam was born on June 6, 1959[1], in Minneapolis[2]. He has worked as a songwriter[3], record producer[4], composer[5], and musician[6].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[32]

  • Country: US[33]

  • Began / founded: 1959-06-06[34]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d79976d7-d895-480e-83c2-877f4cdd7073[35]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Jam born?

Jimmy Jam was born in Minneapolis[2].

Who were Jimmy Jam's parents?

Jimmy Jam's father was James Samuel Harris[7].

What did Jimmy Jam do for work?

Jimmy Jam worked as a songwriter[3], record producer[4], composer[5], and musician[6].

Where did Jimmy Jam go to school?

Jimmy Jam was educated at Washburn High School[11].

What awards did Jimmy Jam receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical[12], Grammy Award for Best R&B Song[13], Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song[14], and Grammy Award for Best R&B Album[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . fandango.com. fandango.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0442785-Jam-Jimmy-1959
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0442785-Jam-Jimmy-1959, batch #259494"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pseudonym → Jimmy Jam
    Place of birth → Minneapolis
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → no90007171
    Fandango person ID → 325048
    + 60 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32080: import P21 and P106 from GND (22)"
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