James Harris III

James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as James Samuel Harris III. He has been married to Lisa Padilla since June 25, 1994. They have three children. Harris has a decades-old partnership with Terry Lewis, having both first found success in the Prince-formed-and-directed band The Time (originally Flyte Time) before going out on their own as producers for some of the biggest pop and R&B acts of the 80s and 90s, perhaps most notably Janet Jackson.