Wow! Terry Lewis’ Brother Is THIS 80’s Old School Celebrity! See Who

Posted On : February 14, 2016

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Terry Lewis, of the dynamic producing duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, has a brother who is just as famous as he is! If you are an 80’s R&B fan, you have seen his brother entertain fans for many years and he is still entertaining them today. He is best known as being the confident sidekick/hype-man who has a lot of swag. Scroll down to see who his brother is…

Jerome Benton and his brother, Terry Lewis
Jerome Benton and his brother, Terry Lewis

He’s Jerome Benton of The Time! Terry and Jerome are half brothers…who knew?!! For those who may need to refresh your memories, here is video clip of Jerome and Morris Day in that classic “password” scene from Purple Rain…

Morris Day (L) and Jerome Benton (R)
Morris Day (L) and Jerome Benton (R)

Here’s another fun fact, Jerome isn’t the only 80’s R&B legend Terry is connected to, his ex-wife is “Superwoman” singer, Karyn White, and they have an adult daughter together. As you can see, Karyn and Ashley look more like sisters than mother and daughter…Good Gawd…they are very beautiful women!
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Karyn White and her and Terry Lewis' daughter, Ashley
Karyn White and her and Terry Lewis’ daughter, Ashley

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And there you have it ILOSM family- just another Old School fun fact we wanted to share about one of the most impactful music legends in the music game. Now let’s get our jam on to some Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis hits…

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We salute the incredible people and beautiful memories of that "old school". We’re not saying that every artist and every facet of the soul era was perfect, but the artists’ contributions to soul music and the old school memories of that particular time are PRICELESS.