THE TRUTH CD - Available NOW !

[madhouse]

TDX ALBUM OF THE MONTH

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TRACK LISTING -

1. One Nation Under A Groove

2. Fire3. Soul Power
4. River Run Dry
5. Screams of Passion
6. Nothing Compares 2 U
7. High Fashion
8. Mutiny
9. Jungle Love
10. Ten
11. She’s Strange
12. D.M.S.R.
13. Erotic City
14. America

[joyinrepatition]

It's a hell of a line up!...definately worth a shout!...D.M.S.R.... stand out track for me...:cool:

[freedom]

It's a hell of a line up!...definately worth a shout!...D.M.S.R.... stand out track for me...:cool:

Excellent LIVE funk album featuring the cream of Minneapolis musicians....If you like your mpls funk you'll love this!!! Now available on CD Baby www.cdbaby.com/thetruthmpls (http://www.cdbaby.com/thetruthmpls)

An "All-Star" supergroup, The Truth consists of current and former members of Prince & the Revolution, Prince's NPG, Madhouse, The Family, Mint Condition & The Time.

Keeping the "Minneapolis Sound" alive are St. Paul on Lead Vocals, Bass, Guitar and Keys, Jellybean Johnson on Guitar, Eric Leeds on Saxophone, Chance Howard on Lead Vocals, Bass & Keys, O'Dell on Guitar, Donnie La Marca on keyboards, Jerry Hubbard on Lead Vocals, Bass & Guitar and Kirk Johnson on Lead Vocals & Drums.

Their live shows are legendary, and the new CD captures The Truth live in their hometown of Minneapolis. It was a funk filled evening, and now you can share the music with the band and find out for yourself why they are called The Truth!

[The One]

Twin Cities' Jellybean Johnson Builds "The Truth" on Fact and Legend
by Diana Olson
Jellybean born Garry George Johnson; November 19, 1956 moved to Minneapolis from Chicago at the age of 12. He is a self taught drummer and guitarist who was a part of Prince's camp in the days of "Purple Rain". Prince formed the band The Time in 1980 and Jellybean has been the drummer now for almost 30 years. Jelly and the original line up of the Time played live for the first time in over 18 years at the 2008 50th Grammy Awards with Rhianna.
http://www.rarwriter.com/images/The_truth.jpgHe also drums with another Prince created band, The Family, who reunited in 2007 playing a pre Grammy part in LA and opening for The Roots. Jellybean plays guitar nationally with the Ronnie Baker Brooks Band. Ronnie is the son of Blues legend Lonnie Brooks. His schedule continues to be as busy as ever, on Mondays he jams with the Combo at Bunkers and Tuesday in St. Paul at the Minnesota Music Café with JB and The Routine. His latest endeavor is playing with the powerhouse band The Truth, all of whose members have Prince affiliations.



The Truth (left) is an assembly of Minneapolis musical royalty that consists of St. Paul Peterson (The Time, The Family) on bass, vocals, guitar and keyboards, Jellybean Johnson (The Time, The Family) on guitar, Odell (Mint Condition) on guitar and vocals, Jerry Hubbard (The Time, Jesse Johnson) on bass, keyboards, guitar and vocals, Chance Howard (Prince, The Time) on bass guitar, bass synth and vocals, Kirk Johnson (Prince) on drums and vocals, Eric Leeds (Prince) on saxophones, keyboards and vocals and Donnie La Marca (Jonny Lang, Bobby Caldwell). They have just released their first CD, The Truth - Live.
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I have seen Jellybean perform on numerous occasions with different groups and at Tribute shows. He is one of my favorite local musicians. Not only can he play the guitar like the very best of them but he has a way of drawing you into the music with a powerful grace. So, not only is it great listening to him but also equally fun just watching him.
So how did he get the name Jellybean?
"We were playing at the Flame Bar on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, and Robert Martin said, 'We sound like a buncha jellybeans!' The next day they got me a T- shirt that said Jellybean on it, and it stuck. We used to play there six days a week as Flyte Time and the Standelles. Cynthia Johnson was the vocalist in the band until she left to sing 'Funkytown' for Steven Greenberg around 1980. I was originally a drummer. Morris Day, who is a phenomenal drummer, and a lefty, and I used to set our drums up next to each other at his mom's. I started messin' around with guitar."
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After the breakup of The Time (left), Drummer/percussionist Jellybean Johnson decided to work as producer/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-produced Mint Condition's entire debut album Meant to Be Mint.
With the formation of The Truth, Jelly Bean continues to bring his great sounds to his fans.