Jellybean Johnson

Jellybean Johnson (born Garry Johnson on November 19, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based drummer, guitarist, producer and songwriter. He was a member of ​The Time along with the super-producer duo of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. After The Time disbanded, Johnson went on to work with Jam & Lewis as part of their Flyte Time production team and provided guitar and drums on a number of their productions. He went on to produce hits himself for artists such as Alexander O'Neal (“Criticize”, #4 R&B), New Edition (“Crucial”, #4 R&B), Mint Condition (“Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)”, #3 R&B/#6 Pop), and Janet Jackson (“Black Cat”, #1 Rock/#1 Pop). He continues to perform with The Time, who now perform under the name “The Original 7ven.”