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Jerome Benton is a musical performer, backup dancer and lender of comedic antics to various musical acts. He is the inspiration for today's "hype man". He can be seen in music videos by Janet Jackson and Prince, but he is most known for his association with The Time. Image File history File links Acap. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences, first performed by African American artists. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... Funk is an African American musical style. ... It has been suggested that funk metal be merged into this article or section. ... Funk metal is a type of music that incorporates hard-driving heavy metal guitar riffs and the pounding bass rhythms characteristic of funk. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... A hype man is a hip-hop or funk performer responsible for backup rapping and singing (giving the lead vocalist time to catch his or her breath), as well as providing comic relief and increasing audience excitement and participation with call-and-response chants. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being struck with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Warner Bros. ... Paisley Park Records was Princes record label, associated with and funded by Warner Bros. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ... The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... A hype man is a hip-hop or funk performer responsible for backup rapping and singing (giving the lead vocalist time to catch his or her breath), as well as providing comic relief and increasing audience excitement and participation with call-and-response chants. ... A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film or video meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is Grammy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. ... Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an iconic American musician. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ...

Benton is the half brother to Time bassist, Terry Lewis and worked closely with the band behind the scenes in its initial stages. During one performance, lead singer Morris Day asked for someone to bring him a mirror. Benton responded by ripping a mirror out of the club's restroom and bringing it on stage for Day to comb his hair. This act elevated Benton's integration into the band as a comic foil to Day, along with his dancing and providing backing vocals. In 1983,when Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis missed a concert in San Antonio, Benton was tasked by Prince to pretend to fill in for Lewis on stage with his bass unplugged, while Prince provided the bass line backstage.The two were eventually fired after the tour. A half-brother is a male sibling with one shared parent. ... ||/ | @___oo / / / (__,,,,| ) /^) ^/ _) ) /^/ _) ) _ / / _) / )// || | )_) < > |(,,) )__) || / )___) | ____( )___) )___ ______(_______;;; __;;; A bassist is not a musician, so much as a guy or girl trying to play an instrument with four strings and a long neck. ... James Jimmy Jam Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... A mirror, reflecting a vase. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...

Benton appeared in the 1984 film Purple Rain with the rest of The Time, and assumed the role of Morris Day's bodyguard and valet. The chemistry between Day and Benton was well-received, and although The Time soon dissolved after Day pursued a solo career, Prince retained Benton, as well as Jellybean Johnson and Paul Peterson for the short-lived project, The Family. Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Purple Rain is a 1984 film directed by Albert Magnoli and written by Magnoli and William Blinn. ... Bodyguards of Viktor Yushchenko (far left) after leaving Gdansk city hall. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jellybean Johnson (b. ... For the actor and novelist, William Paul Petersen, see Paul Petersen. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ...

Peterson soon left the project, once again leaving Benton without a group. Prince brought him into the extended Revolution as part of a dance trio and to provide the role of comic foil as he had in The Time. Prince also gave Benton a large role as "Tricky" in his film Under the Cherry Moon. The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Although The Revolution dissolved in 1986 and Prince retained several of the expanded members (and long-time member Doctor Fink), Benton did not participate in the stripped-down Sign 'O' the Times band. By this time, however, Jam and Lewis has begun to produce Janet Jackson, and Benton participated in some of her recordings and videos. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Doctor Fink (also known as Matt (Matthew) Fink) is an American musician whose specialty is the synthesizer. ... Sign O the Times was Princes 1986 follow-up to Parade his first solo album since splitting with The Revolution. ...

The Time re-formed for the Graffiti Bridge album and film and the accompanying Time album Pandemonium, and Benton reprised his former role with Day. The reunion, however, was short-lived, and the group soon dissolved again. Despite this, Benton and Day have worked together in the years since, acting on stage and screen. A partially new lineup for The Time formed in 1996 and the group has toured on and off since then, with Day and Benton continuing to entertain longtime fans. The family man now resides in Los Angeles. This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... There are at least two albums entitled Pandemonium. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

• Jerome Benton IMDB entry