Happy Bithday 2 Morris E. Day

With his trade mark saying like Yessss and "WHAT TIME IS IT" and who can forget that signature laugh WHOOOOHAAAAA Millions ALL over the world know of this man that was apart of the Minneapolis rival band called The Time I am talking about none other than Morris E. Day born on December 13th YESSSSS December 13th we the Purple Hippies and Millions all over celebrate and honor Morris E. Day 54th Birthday so here is his story.

Morris Day (born December 13, 1957, in Springfield, Illinois) is an American musician and composer. Although a gifted drummer, he is best known as the charismatic lead singer of The Time, a band that also launched the careers of famous producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

Day was a high-school classmate of both Prince and André Cymone and the trio formed an early band called “Grand Central”, later renamed “Champagne”. Later, Prince embarked on a solo career but retained Cymone for his backing band. The two began to plan a side-group that would focus more on R&B, while Prince would continue to explore various musical styles. The Time was composed of 4 members from an earlier funk group called “Flyte Tyme”, but the lead singer had not been chosen. Sue Ann Carwell was auditioned and Alexander O’Neal nearly became The Time’s lead singer, but dropped out due to payment negotiations. Day, who was now in a band called “Enterprise” allowed Prince to have a song called “Partyup” for his Dirty Mind album and Prince would soon return the favor by giving Day the job of lead singer. Day would suggest guitarist Jesse Johnson, who completed the band’s ensemble.

The Time’s most prolific and visible period came in 1984 when Day played the antagonist to Prince in his film Purple Rain, which helped establish Day’s playboy stage presence. Typically escorted by his valet, “Jerome” (Jerome Benton), Day won fans with his exaggerated vanity (“Jerome bring me my mirror!”) and strutting bravado, acting as a comic foil to Prince’s romantic, sensitive lead.

Here are some of my Favorite Videos of Morris Day

Cool


The Bird


Jungle Love


Fishnet


777-9311


Trendin