EP71 Jimmy Jam, Part 2: Life Lessons from a Hall of Famer

This is my second conversation with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jimmy Jam Harris. We recorded it at the 2025 NAMM Show, and life got busy, so it sat on my hard drive for a while. Then in 2026, Jimmy and Terry Lewis invited me to Las Vegas to sit in with them during their residency at The Venetian. I joined them in April and again this October. Those shows got a lot of buzz, so it felt like the right time to dust this interview off and share it. Jimmy is an incredibly intelligent man, and he shares a lot of hard-earned wisdom here. I feel fortunate that I played a small part in reuniting him with his father after 50 years apart. Over time he’s become a close friend, a confidant, and a mentor to me. I hope you enjoy Part 2 of my conversation with Jimmy Jam. PREVIOUS EPISODES: Season Five Phil X - https://tinyurl.com/nbmxh58t Robert "Sput" Searight - https://tinyurl.com/2t3bmre8 Paul Sidoti -https://tinyurl.com/3sryzuca Greg Koch - https://tinyurl.com/pz2a2w5s Greg Phillinganes - https://tinyurl.com/pz2a2w5s Season Four Justin Lee Schultz - https://shorturl.at/D5uaK Matteo Mancuso https://shorturl.at/Lpsha Jimmy Jam https://shorturl.at/j3M1t Gregg Bissonette https://shorturl.at/rNxmE  Season Three Dr. Fink - https://shorturl.at/AvHQj Kenny Loggins - https://shorturl.at/h4iEm Andrew Gouche - https://apple.co/3rpDZ0G  Steve Cole - https://apple.co/3AYSwWY  Bernard Allison - https://apple.co/3PzVjv0  Members of Earth Wind and Fire - https://apple.co/3RHA6QK  Beatrice Stirnimann - https://apple.co/36rmQNd  Eric Gales - https://apple.co/3ibf4tm  Mighty Soul Mates - https://apple.co/3BhkgEL   Season Two  Eric Leeds -https://apple.co/3D14blz  Chad Jeffers and Scott Sheriff - https://apple.co/3n0UeQC  Tommy Barbarella - https://apple.co/3Gi5642  Cleto Escobedo - https://apple.co/2YILpRu  Porter Carroll and Brian Dunne - https://apple.co/39ITqZe  Paul Pesco - https://apple.co/3Cad7Fd  Joey Finger - https://apple.co/3zBYF84  Ivan Neville - https://apple.co/3iXVNg3  Will Lee - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  Barry Lather - https://apple.co/3xT1aSR  Quinn Sullivan - https://apple.co/3xPDcbb  Sonny Emory - https://apple.co/3wMGxHq  Jason Falkner - https://apple.co/3pwODB2  Oliver Leiber - https://apple.co/2RIyxrq  Gary Hines - https://apple.co/3tUVvc8  Kat Perkins - https://apple.co/3dXoRls  Bryan White - https://apple.co/3mSi9Qw  Phil X - https://apple.co/3dimVCl  Glen Phillips - https://apple.co/3czlE9H  Michael Bland - https://apple.co/3kV9qvJ  Jerry Wonda - https://apple.co/3ppJ0ms  Kenny Aronoff - https://apple.co/2Lbbkeg  Leland Sklar - https://apple.co/2XSl4Nh  Jason Scheff - https://apple.co/38iqirS  Tower of Power Members Tom, Jerry and Roger: https://apple.co/3mAKZTL Season One 1st Anniversary Special: https://apple.co/36YdF4n Brian Ray: https://apple.co/3mkW6AN Jarrod Lawson: https://apple.co/2UndicE Steve Goold: https://apple.co/37RmPkd Running Episode: https://apple.co/3k1AbgI fDeluxe/TheFamily: https://apple.co/36fG5ab Andre Cymone: https://apple.co/33zGDo6 Sheila E: https://apple.co/3hPSbK2 The Peterson Family: https://apple.co/3l0nMLc Ramon Yslas: https://apple.co/2PqgnG9 Kat Dyson: https://apple.co/3jnUOnr Cory Wong - https://apple.co/2ZYmuqh Stokley - https://apple.co/3fPrnIm Dave King - https://apple.co/3cKAok1 Donny Osmond - https://apple.co/36ulzAK Ricky Peterson - https://apple.co/3fL35zW Nathan East - https://apple.co/3f5dciG Lenny Castro - https://apple.co/2XvuCPo Vince Wilburn- https://apple.co/2USdDDQ Victor Wooten - https://shorturl.at/T2LgU Ben and Leo Sidran - https://shorturl.at/rM1El Sinbad - https://shorturl.at/sLQKq The Bacon Brothers -https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-on-the-run/id1487709849?i=1000463968942 Eric Hutchinson - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-on-the-run/id1487709849?i=1000462487433 Debbie Gibson - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-on-the-run/id1487709849?i=1000461278562 Steve Miller - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-on-the-run/id1487709849?i=1000459901304 St. Paul Peterson- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-on-the-run/id1487709849?i=1000458532762