Jellybean Johnson

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Jellybean Johnson
Background information
Birth name	Garry George Johnson
Born	November 19, 1956
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genre(s)	Rock, pop, R&B, soul, funk, funk-rock, funk metal, New Wave, dance, hip-hop
Occupation(s)	Drummer, guitarist
Instrument(s)	Drums, guitar
Years active	1981–present
Label(s)	Warner Bros. Records Paisley Park Records
Associated acts	Flyte Tyme The Time

Jellybean Johnson (b. Garry George Johnson November 19, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is a drummer, guitarist, songwriter, producer and musician based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A member/drummer of The Time along with famed producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, he went on to help record several songs with other artists including Alexander O'Neal, Cherrelle and most notably with Janet Jackson. In 1990, the two co-produce Jackson's #1 rock single, "Black Cat".

After the breakup of The Time, Drummer/percussionust Jellybean Johnson decided to work as prodcuer/musician/songwriter throughout his career,and eventually becoming a long-time associate of Flyte Tyme productions. His first session job was being a musician for Alexander O'Neal's #11 R&B hit "Innocent" (produced by Time bandmates Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis). On this track, he was not only the drummer, but also delivered the guitar solos for the second half of the ten-minute long song. From this point on, he was in-demand as a session guitarist (and drummer/percussionist) for Janet Jackson, Alexander O'Neal, New Edition, and many others. Throughout his career, he has also produced a number of hits for Alexander O'Neal, New Edition and many others. But it wasn't until 1990 when he would co-produce (with Janet Jackson) his biggest hit to date: Janet Jackson's Heavy Metal/Rock inspired #1 smash hit "Black Cat". He has also co-prodcued Mint Condition's entire debut album Meant to Be Mint.

[edit] Successful hits that Johnson produced and co-produced

• Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize" (#4 R&B)
• Nona Hendryx - "Why Should I Cry" (#5 R&B)
• New Edition - "Crucial" (#4 R&B)
• Janet Jackson - "Black Cat" (#1 Rock/#1 Pop/#10 R&B)
• Mint Condition- "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" (#3 R&B/#6 Pop) and "Forever In Your Eyes" (#7 R&B).