Funk/Rock/R&B Guitarist, Jesse Johnson (formerly of The Time), Routing Dates With Band
Jesse Johnson began playing guitar when he was 15, honing his chops with local rock bands, throughout his teens and early twenties. On a friend’s recommendation, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1981, where he met Morris Day and played briefly in Day’s band which was called Enterprise. He then became the lead guitarist for the city’s funk-rock group, The Time.
Although Prince basically recorded the first two Time albums on his own with Morris Day, Johnson did contribute to the Vanity 6 project with a song called “Bite The Beat” co-written with Prince. On The Time’s third album, Ice Cream Castle, Johnson contributed to the smash singles “The Bird” and “Jungle Love” (the group’s most memorable single), which were helped by the popularity of the Purple Rain film.
However, at the height of The Time’s popularity following Purple Rain, Johnson left the band and signed a solo deal with A&M Records in 1984 and released Jesse Johnson’s Revue the following year. His first two albums featured many hits including “Be Your Man”,”Can You Help Me”, and “Crazay”. He later began producing many notable artists and recording for many movie soundtracks.
After being away from the music scene for over 10 years, Johnson released a new double album Verbal Penetration Volumes 1 and 2 on October 27, 2009. He recently announced to eJams Entertainment his desire to tour in the US and abroad. This will be an incredible opportunity for his longtime and newly acquired fans to see him perform his brand of funk, rock, and r&b live on stage, once again.
YouTube Video: Jesse Johnson – (I Wanna) Be Your Man
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