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The Minneapolis sound is a hybrid mixture of funk, rock, pop, R&B & new wave that was masterminded by Prince in the late 1970s. Its popularity was given a boost throughout the 1980s, thanks to his musical adherents, including The Time, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Morris Day, Vanity 6, Apollonia 6, Ta Mara & the Seen, Sheila E., Jesse Johnson, Mazarati, & The Family. Prince's third album Dirty Mind from 1980 also earns credit. Some artists who came from Minnesota were influenced by his work and some came from other parts of the U.S. or world, such as Scottish star Sheena Easton, Flint, Michigan's Ready for the World, Augusta, Georgia's Le Klass and Los Angeles, California's Cherrelle. The music is also known as a form of funk-rock. Image File history File links Question_book-new. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... New Wave was a music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... 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. ... Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. ... Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation of a previous group, Vanity 6. ... Ta Mara and the Seen is a former American R&B group based in Minneapolis and signed by A&M Records to capitalize on the mid-1980s chart success of Minneapolis sound, which included acts such as Prince, Vanity 6, Sheila E. and The Time. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957, in Oakland, California), known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American musician, perhaps best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Starr. ... Jesse Johnson is a musician best known as the guitarist in the original lineup of The Time. ... Mazarati was a R&B band formed in the late 1980s by former Prince and the Revolution bassist Brown Mark. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ... Dirty Mind is the third album by Prince, released October 8, 1980. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro area Minneapolis-St. ... Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish two time Grammy Award-winning pop singer and theatre & television actress. ... Nickname: Location of Flint within Genesee County, Michigan. ... Ready For the World is a R&B/ funk/ dance band from Flint Michigan who scored several big pop, soul and dance hits in the mid-eighties. ... Augusta, Georgia is a city of 189,366[9] (2006 estimate) in the United States state of Georgia. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Cherrelle, as pictured in 1988 on her third album, Affair Cherrelle (born Cheryl Newton in Los Angeles, California in 1958) is a soul singer who rose to fame as one of the premier R&B female divas of the mid-to-late 1980s. ... Funk-rock is a music genre that fuses funk and rock elements. ...

Identifying characteristics

While the "Minneapolis sound" was a form of funk, it had some distinguishing characteristics: For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ...

• Synthesizers generally replaced horns, and were used more as accent than as fill or background.
• The rhythm was often faster and less syncopated than traditional funk, and owed much to New Wave pop music.
• Guitars, while usually (but not always) played "clean" for rhythm parts, were frequently much louder and more aggressively processed during solos than in most traditional funk.
• The "bottom" of the sound was less bass-heavy than traditional funk; drums and keyboards filled more of the "bottom".
• The drums were more highly processed than in traditional funk, and frequently used in This style of bandelectronic.

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List of artists associated with the Minneapolis sound

• André Cymone
• Apollonia 6
• Ingrid Chavez
• Cherrelle
• Da Krash
• Dez Dickerson
• Morris Day
• Sheila E.
• Sheena Easton
• The Family
• The Girls
• Girls Can't Help It
• Jesse Johnson
• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Le Klass
• Lipps Inc
• Brian Q and the Q-Berts
• Mazarati
• Alexander O'Neal
• Prince
• St Paul
• The Revolution
• Ready for the World
• Ta Mara and the Seen
• The Time
• Vanity 6
• Wendy and Lisa

Andre Cymone (born Andre Anderson) is a bassist, songwriter and record producer. ... Apollonia 6 was a 1980s female singing trio created by Prince as a continuation of a previous group, Vanity 6. ... Ingrid Julia Chavez, born 1965 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a Mexican-American poet, vocalist, songwriter and photographer. ... Cherrelle, as pictured in 1988 on her third album, Affair Cherrelle (born Cheryl Newton in Los Angeles, California in 1958) is a soul singer who rose to fame as one of the premier R&B female divas of the mid-to-late 1980s. ... Dez Dickerson (b. ... This is an article about the Prince-related musician. ... Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957, in Oakland, California), known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American musician, perhaps best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Starr. ... Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland) is a Scottish two time Grammy Award-winning pop singer and theatre & television actress. ... The Family was a R&B band formed by Prince and one of the first signed to his record label, Paisley Park Records. ... The Girls were a less renowned American 1980s Minneapolis sounding R&B trio gathered by Andre Cymone in 1983. ... Girls Cant Help It were an all white 1980s British urban contemporary/dance-pop trio (ho also drew from the Minneapolis sound from London where they formed in 1982. ... Jesse Johnson is a musician best known as the guitarist in the original lineup of The Time. ... 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. ... Lipps Inc was a studio band that achieved one significant hit, Funkytown in 1980. ... Mazarati was a R&B band formed in the late 1980s by former Prince and the Revolution bassist Brown Mark. ... Alexander ONeal (born November 14, 1953 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American singer. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... For the actor and novelist, William Paul Petersen, see Paul Petersen. ... The Revolution was Princes backing band from the late 1970s through 1986. ... Ready For the World is a R&B/ funk/ dance band from Flint Michigan who scored several big pop, soul and dance hits in the mid-eighties. ... Ta Mara and the Seen were a Minneapolis-based R&B group, signed by A&M Records to capitalize on the mid-80s chart success of Minneapolis sound acts such as Prince, Vanity 6, Sheila E. and The Time. ... The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. ... Vanity 6 was a female vocal trio assembled by Prince in the early 1980s. ... Wendy and Lisa, also known as The Girl Bros. ...

Other uses

"The Minneapolis Sound" is the name of a documentary.