No songwriting/production team has combined stylistic innovation and commercial success over a greater length of time than contemporary R&B trailblazers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The musicians' rise began in the early 1980s as original members of the Time. Just behind mentor Leon Sylvers and Kashif, and parallel to associate Prince and fellow duo the System, Jam & Lewis catalyzed the electronic sound of contemporary R&B in the post-disco era. Major hits with the likes of the S.O.S. Band, Cheryl Lynn, and Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal were mere warning shots ahead of their tr...