Flyte Tyme (band)

Flyt[e] Tyme
Background information
OriginMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres
Years active1972–1981
Past membersDavid Eiland
Jimmy "Jam" Harris
Anton (Tony) Johnson
Cynthia Johnson
Jellybean Johnson
Terry Lewis
Monte Moir
Alexander O'Neal
Jimmie L. Anderson
Tom Lund

Flyte Tyme was a funk band from Minneapolis that launched the careers of vocalists Cynthia Johnson, Alexander O'Neal and producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[1] Many of the group's musicians would later work with Prince. The band's name is a sensational spelling of the phrase "flight time."

  1. ^ Williams, Chris (21 August 2014). "Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have become synonymous with recording excellence". waxpoetics.com. Wax Poetics Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2015-02-07.