Morris Day

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Film & TV

Springfield, Illinois, USA

Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1957) is an American singer, composer, actor and band leader. In his teens, he went to the same high school as Prince in Minneapolis; they played together in the band Grand Central. In 1980, Prince covered Day's composition "Partyup" on his own album Dirty Mind. In 1981, the funk-soul-dance band The Time was founded by Prince with Day as its lead singer. The group…

Known for

• The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self2022
• Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince — Self2020
• The Minnesota Sound — Self2019
• The Minneapolis Sound — Self2019
• Sherman's Showcase — Morris Day2019
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Musical Guest2014
• Baisden After Dark2007
• Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation — Self2005
• Da Boom Crew2004
• Eve — Rodney P2003

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1956

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

31,785

Total plays

159,243

Morris Day (born December 13, 1957, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American musician and composer. Although a gifted drummer, he is best known as the charismatic lead singer of The Time, a band that also launched the careers of famous producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Day was a high-school classmate of both Prince and André Cymone and the trio formed an early band called "Grand Central", later renamed "Champagne". Later, Prince embarked on a solo career but retained Cymone for his backing b

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Day

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Minneapolis

Occupation

songwriter

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Genre

pop music

Instrument

drum

Record label

Paisley Park Records

Official website

www.morrisdayandthetime.com

Image

Morris Day 1996.jpg

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