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Jellybean Johnson, the drummer for the beloved soul and R&B band Morris Day and The Time, has handed away on the age of 69.
Morris Day, Jellybean Johnson and Jerome Benton of The Unique 7 performs throughout the 2011 Soul Prepare Awards at The Fox Theatre on November 17, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Picture by Rick Diamond/Getty Pictures)
Pop icon pays tribute to fellow Prince protege
“With a heavy heart, my dear friend Jellybean passed away a couple of hours ago,” the singer wrote on Fb on Saturday.
“He had a great sense of humor and [was] an awesome guitar player. Yesterday was your birthday, I forgot to call you and I’m so sorry. I love u Bean. Rest in peace and power.”
Jellybean — whose actual identify was Garry George Johnson — reportedly died unexpectedly. His explanation for dying is unknown at the moment.
An iconic profession behind the package
Born November 19, 1956 in Chicago, Johnson made the acquaintance of Prince early in his profession.
In 1981, the music legend recruited Johnson to be a part of the funk rock band The Time as a part of his cope with Warner Bros. to supply different artists.
In 1985, he and The Time delivered a memorable efficiency in Prince’s wildly well-liked movie Purple Rain.
Along with his work with The Time, Johnson performed the drums for such main acts as Patti LaBelle, Human League, New Version, Cherrelle, and Alexander O’Neal.
He additionally labored as a producer, serving to to engineer such hits as Janet Jackson’s 1990 primary single “Black Cat.”
In 2008, Johnson carried out with Rihanna on the Grammy Awards.
He devoted his later years to tasks such music-related humanitarian tasks because the Minneapolis Sound Museum and the Jellybean Johnson Expertise, by which he carried out with gifted up-and-comers.
Our ideas exit to Jellybean Johnson’s family members throughout this tough time.
