minneapolis
-
News
R&B Bridgez: The Jets
It was a time of soul & rock music, spiked hair and lots of heavy eye shadow. The music of the ’80s featured everything from the early sounds of rap and the new jack swing to dance/pop. And that fun, energetic style of Pop & R&B, was the flavor for the popular group The Jets. The Jets are five brothers…
Read More » -
R&B Bridgez
R&B Bridgez: THE TIME
Known as Prince‘s rivals in “Purple Rain,” but his protégés in real life..Ladies and Gentlemen…THE TIME. The Era: 80s & ’90s Music: Funk/R&B Production: Live Band Hometown: Minneapolis Morris Day, along with Prince and André Cymone, formed Grand Central in high-school. The band was managed by Day‘s mother. The trio later was renamed to Champagne. However the band that would…
Read More »