The Time - The Walk & 777 9311 (Live on Night Times Variety Show)

Excellent live performances of "The Walk" and "777-9311" from December 1982. This was done to promote their album "What Time Is It?" These records are from their 1982 release, "What Time Is It?", and I encourage you all to buy that and their other works. I do not own this video nor the rights to it. posslife.com
The Time:
Morris Day - Lead Vocals
Jesse Johnson - Lead Guitar & Backing Vocals
Terry Lewis - Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Monte Moir - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Garry "Jellybean" Johnson - Drums
Jerome Benton - Mirror, Percussion, & Backing Vocals

[@JClaus1221]

Jellybean does one hell of job recreating the greatest Linndrum track ever created

[@rodneycaldwell1310]

JClaus1221 FACTS!!

[@Crunkboy415]

Created by the great David Garibaldi of Tower of Power!

[@spyderj3756]

💯

[@spyderj3756]

And Jesse does an amazing job recreating that Prince guitar solo!!!

[@THIAGOFELIPE.C]

Prince choices one by one himself... Damn!

[@alvin1039]

I have seen The Time twice ( only original members), and they were the tightest, baddest band. And yes, Prince was afraid of them. I do wish that they made album with Prince as a member as on cover, playing next to Jesse. Prince, Jimmy Jam, Terry, Monte, and Jesee writing songs.

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

Prince struck platinum with this side project cuz they were so good.

[@jazzymoni7750]

The Time. So glad I grew up with their music. This is one of the most locked bands I've ever heard. They killed 777-9311. That pocket is sick!!

[@erasmusmonk]

Sho nuff

[@jachritaylor5888]

ABSOLUTELY. REAL music played by REAL musicians. no "auto-tune" or "instrumental background playback" needed

[@colossus112785]

Jesse is killing it on the guitar 🎸🎶

[@therealsoulproduct]

AIN'T NOBODY BAD LIKE THE ORIGINAL 7VEN!!!!

[@Oldscule62]

25 people are clueless..

[@williamivery1809]

Nobody 🎶🎶🎶

[@markwalker2186]

I'm watching this on the birthday of my dear friend of 50 years.The Time was his favorite band.✊🏾Rest In Power,Reggie Turner.7/15/67- 2/27/22.

[@vrldc8966]

This dude made Stacy Adams and smoking jackets fashion accessories in the 1980s.

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

That's a HUGE amount of talent on one stage right there... That line-up was insane

[@terranceivory310]

He was one of the few that Prince actually respected in guitar. Jesse was dangerous. Prince always kept him at a safe distance. Check your history.

[@ucbx]

True. I don't think Jesse has gotten enough recognition for his guitar playing. I heard Prince also liked Carlos Santana as a guitarist.

[@phyllisbrowne9710]

Jessie was great but Prince was a Guitar God!!!

[@gittahfiend]

Jesse was very good, but he could by no means fuck with Skipper. (Prince)

[@RickeyToney-s5n]

Jesse my dude but he couldn't touch Prince

[@CharlieXFBA]

Jesse could ABSOLUTELY hold his own with Prince.... on guitar anyway lol ​@@gittahfiend

[@arthurworkman4399]

now this is how an audience is supposed to react to a band like this - people are screaming and cheering and dancing having the time of their lives. That makes the band feel like their presence there is more than welcomed and respected and in turn the band gets hyped up to give the audience a show unlike any they've ever seen before. And I bet everyone there went home feeling they won the lottery and Willy Wonka's top ticket at the same damn time. LOL

[@loweni7460]

Exactly I love active and supportive crowds

[@lionessheart2652]

Kick ass timing. Super tight. They rehearsed they ass off for this

[@adrianlyord3978]

ROCK CITY Jesse Johnson Rock Island Illinois native! One bad brother on the Guitar and The Time one best Funk Bands in tha land!

Rock Island also had great high school basketball teams

[@collinjamesguitar]

That’s my hometown! Two of my best friends and band mates played in Pilot with Jesse. Billy Peiffer and Bob Boyd. Jesse is a legend

[@BigSleepyOx]

Prince once said that 777-9311 was the baddest bass line he ever wrote. :)

[@leetate1963]

BigSleepyOx I Love Prince but he was also threatened by their Killer Live Performances

[@digjoeyt]

Yeh but you got to understand they are simply COVERING Prince's performances in the studio. He laid ALL the tracks for these songs except Morris' parts!! They bad, but PRINCE was the shizzzzzzzzz!!!

[@floordoctor]

Aye....there's a vid online somewhere of Prince playing alone in the studio...sitting down, engineers out of the frame. He was the only one who could play it better than Terry. Loads of guys were trying to play that line....just wasn't happening. LOL.

[@Stickycush420]

@@floordoctor Find it and post it. And when you do, PLEASE tag me in. Greatly appreciated.

[@floordoctor]

@@Stickycush420 Was looking for it the other day... someone put it up on Prince.org site......not sure if it made it's way to KZbin....it might have at some point before his people removed it back in the day. If/ when I see it - I'll upload it at some point.

[@gerryglenn1201]

Real singers, musicians playing live! Musicians whom knew how to read, write and compose music. They respected the craft. Middle class wages paid for their music/singing lessons. Once upon a time we had music classes in public schools! Racism and greed took it all away. Taxes will bring it all back! If not, the arts will die. Vote people, -VOTE! -VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS!! Make the rich pay more taxes, not less or we will all perish! VOTE!! Your life depends on it.

[@oholm09]

gerry glenn this is a industry job

[@johnhoooten5536]

You had to bring your ignorant political views into this great video. So I will tell you where you are wrong. I hope in the two years since you posted that you learned how stupid your remarks about racism and the virtues of democrats. How about get a job instead of worrying about rich people. Rich people provide jobs--they don't need to pay as much taxes because of that. Our tax law encourages that otherwise they just keep their money and you work at a car wash. You are probably one of those people waiting for government to give you a check because you are a liberal loser acting on emotions rather than results. Explain how racism and greed took away music classes. Sounds like a typical liberal excuse rather than a solution to your problem. Could be that democrat governments would rather pay illegal immigrant benefits than take care of schools? Democrats gave you BLM---Burning, Looting, and Murder in all the democrat run cities last summer. Now you have Biden. Too bad you didn't work on the fraud for the lower offices so you could really screw it up. I hope you are happy because you will regret your democrat government. Just wait and see how we turn out.

[@mrquick6775]

@@johnhoooten5536 I don’t believe in leftist liberal ideologies either! But what about those people storming the capital??

[@featherstonecraig9]

it doesn't get much badder than this folks

[@arlenaholmes]

I still have this ALBUM!!!!!

[@cedricwilliams1317]

The Album is worth some coins since everything is on disc now!!!!

[@nishani3]

Jesse Johnson...the guitar shredah!!! That emeffin bass line and drum beat in the beginning and thru out...shiiid there is no other that comes close

[@deputay]

LOVE this version! Guitar sounds a lot heavier, which gives this song an edge. I was working at the PBS station in St. Paul in the late 90s where they taped this back in 1982...they still had it and we put in a clip to their weekly show. So good!

[@RobertJohnson-dm6zj]

The Time was the shit!

[@socialninja22]

Jellybeans drum line is still one of the coldest beats ever!

[@PhuckHue2]

finally somebody uploaded this. this was shown on PBS and it was never shown again. I didn't have a VCR because those fucks were $700 in 1982!

[@lauraveney1412]

I remember seeing this on PBS and have been looking for this for years. I knew someone had it.

[@spyderj3756]

PhuckHue2 I remember watching this on PBS as well!!! I got part of this on cassette!! OMG!! This was 34 years ago?!? And STILL sounds awesome!!!

[@Lawtann2]

This is why Prince used to kick them off bills! I hate to say it but I can see this killing the Revolution

[@j.payneenyapproductions7131]

Law Tann I worked with Fink and Brown Mark and played guitar with The Revolution back in 2016 after Prince passed. Fink confessed The Time used to put a foot in the Revolution's ass night after night that some nights it was hard to come out and follow them..lol..

[@djalexia]

Lawrence Tanner most def! Just look at J. Jam T. Lewis flawless productions and highly scored the multi platinums ... only Great producers musicians at this level can do/achieve! Word!

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

Both teams played hard my man. Both teams played hard.

[@beezilla87]

Lawrence Tanner this is a fact. Jimmy, Terry and Jesse confirmed that Prince took them off the bill in NYC, LA, & Atlanta which were the biggest markets. The irony is they played for vanity 6 behind the curtain

[@kenhunter5732]

don't 4get who wrote those notes?

[@beezilla87]

Jesse channeled his inner Hendrix 💪🏾

[@ROCKNROLLFAN]

The Time was one dynamic very talented band all the way around.

[@dinizulumasuku2324]

Morris Day, what a frontman. He was the it !!!

[@cherrylbrown7222]

Go on and walk Terry, that bass is the shit!

[@morganmottian5693]

Omg These Dudes were Dressed for the Part . NOT THUGGISH !!!!!

[@4iamu]

Most of those Minneapolis cats who grew up together were back during that time were all cut from the same cloth, hence the outrageous talent pool that was assembled and ruled that era of music. Prince just had a little more work-ethic, drive, ambition, confidence, and creative genius than the rest.

[@HannibalHector714]

The TIME = The BADDEST SHOW BAND ever! 😎👌🏽

[@rayh6635]

You had to be a TRUE MUSICIAN to play one of Prince's compositions

[@LnLsgottalent13]

Bass player is killing it!!!

[@UprightBassist]

toy peezy that's Terry Lewis, also a wonderful producer, together with keyboarder Jimmy Jam, real name James Harris III. Google them… Luv u 4 luving him, btw.

[@djprincecharles84]

Terry Lewis (Bass) Jimmy Jam (Keyboards behind him) = Flyte Tyme

[@mookeychase0907]

Of course that is the great Terry Lewis…

[@akeemhudson9769]

Terry was underrated

[@deannabrownb2738]

The love from Detroit for The Time was like no other. It was unreal.

[@jayskywalker5049]

The TIME and PRINCE always shouted us out

[@spyderj3756]

I saw that Triple Threat Tour at Joe Louis Arena!!!!👍🏾

[@Maal7432]

Yup. Detroit use to have their music playing on Record Store promoting their store in the early to mid 80’s.

[@kryptokc3800]

I always felt like RFTW were heavily influenced by the Time/Prince so when they hit, Motown was already primed for that sound. Tonight was played at least 3x on the radio everyday when it came out in Detroit.......at NIGHT at first!!! Back then it was a scandalous track.

[@anthonycarter9692]

jayskywalker5049💯

[@sharonpayne3065]

Brings me such great memories of High School and College days. Love this group and my crush Jesse Johnson who slayed that 🎸 Solo.

[@okwudiliani7051]

Moriss was a show man and equally handsome. He controlled crowd and had a stage presence. Though prince was bigger, just like MJ

[@kenhunter5732]

Prince is the winner not the other don't 4get who wrote the Time's music

[@riffs5352]

ken hunter there’s no “winner” yes Prince wrote most of the Time’s material but credit still must be given to Morris all the same. he’s been dissed, mislead and ripped off by Prince and he shrugs it off and remains cool as a cucumber. that’s highly respectable in my book. cool cat. (all this being said I love Prince don’t get me wrong)

[@Maal7432]

ken hunter Stop being a Prince Stan.

[@hlcotten6587]

They were the tightest band! March 12, 1982, Raleigh NC

[@lionelgonzalez7509]

One day after my birthday remember it Asif it was yesterday.wow.

[@acaldwe1174]

This is part of where Mint get it from....

[@SeanSwann1]

Andre Caldwell Exaclty

[@Stickycush420]

You do know they are all from the same area. Mint _ Stokley was very close friends with Prince.

[@gautamdevgun333]

That extended jam at the end is what Prince picked up for DMSR's live performances. The thing is similar to what he did with the Revolution. It's available on tape at the First Avenue benefit show in 1983.

[@iamTW64]

Cut 'em Jesse!!

[@Nyomigolden6632]

Morris gotta be the coolest man ever-period!!!

[@juniorsimmons6174]

Man Morris Day is one of the best frontmen ever. He can absolutely move a crowd like no other.

[@MaumauSanders]

I forgot how tight the Time was playing live. Very Dope!

[@keithbrooks0223]

Prince would have just let them do their thing they would have dominated the 80s and beyond.

[@built4speed101]

THIS VIDEO MADE ME GET OFF MY WALKER AND GRAP MY FUNKY SHOES, TO DO SOME REAL WALKIN'!!! WALK SO COOOOOOOL! WATCH ME NOW (so I won't fall on my funky self!)

[@azulblue2492]

Please any engineer specialist in image must to repair this jewel. Thanks so much for to post it.

[@kemetfirst315]

Thanks for sharing this. With all due respect to Prince(rip) I can see why he was being a dick kicking them off the bill in certain city's they were playing together...They were leaving Prince & his band in the dust back at this time ( pun intended).

[@kenhunter5732]

who wrote the music?

[@fostinathrower3948]

They were the last of those great funk bands from the 70s and 80s.

[@Slimdog27]

Monte Moir looks cool as f... @2:41. Hahahaha

[@catboyzee]

Gotta give props to Monte for going along with being the rhythmless comedy prop...LOL. Monte was a badass on those keys though. Respect...

[@gbkny1]

This is what you call the chitlin circuit for them. They went on to bigger and better things! RIP Prince!

[@2010Gullwing]

Another Starr* production....

[@oholm09]

2010Gullwing .that's prince production

[@canopeaz]

Watching this I couldn't stop myself from walking my body

[@kingsports1113]

Terry Lewis and Jimmy jam thinking just be good to me

[@ERICF66]

Thank you for this! I can't get enough live Time performances! I wish Prince had let these guys blossom into the mega stars they were destined to be. He was definitely threatened by the talent and charisma of THE TIME!!!

[@UNDFTDGordon]

I agreeI Even though he put the whole thing together, his pettiness hurt what the group could have been.

[@spyderj3756]

ERIC F Prince himself said they were the ONLY band we was afraid of.

[@spyderj3756]

UNDFTDGordon True. But everything happens for a reason. I can't imagine my life without the team of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis!!

[@tonyhouston9388]

Thank you!!! I posted the exact same comment on few of The Time's YT performances. There were people that thought that I was wrong for posting it. Yes! Prince has said on more than one occasion that The Time was the only band that he was afraid of.

[@maryd5384]

ERIC F you're absolutely right 100%

[@kingsports1113]

If Andre cymone stayed with prince it been a battle

[@michaelconner1771]

This shit sounds so good.

[@MemoGrafix]

Now all it needs is the audio & video to be remastered then it'll BE GREAT.

[@richvarela9636]

saw them live at the horseshoe hammond indiana .. couple years ago ... nothing changed ... the 1980s were the fkn bomb !!!!

[@cazal607]

Pure genius in every possible way. There is no other band imo. ❤️‍🔥❤️💜🙏

[@ryanburkett9684]

Sweet! Jimmy jam and Terry still in the band. 1999 tour probably in progress.

[@mland40]

LEGENDARY BAND.

[@diMarVal0712]

PRIME funk. I had been waiting for THIS. for a LONG time. now - where is the HI-DEFINITION version of this FUNK CLASSIC??? hup 2 3 4..

[@charleslawson4792]

The Time Was Bad Back Then.Thanks To Prince Who Put Them Together.

[@beezilla87]

WHAT TIME IS ITTTTTT

[@anthonycarter9692]

Greatest band of All Time ⏲️

[@calvinmac6956]

The Bass,Drum, and guitar is the meat of the song. Prince wrote, played, program, and sung all this on the album with some help from Morris and Jesse

[@artdogg50]

Off the hook still after all these years! Really cool to hear The Walk live. They don't seem to perform it live that often for some reason.

[@dinizulumasuku2324]

Most bands & artists moulded themselves from The Time. They had it all. They were the template for a hell lot of musicians.

[@julezvern]

Prince produced, wrote, and composed this song. The only thing he didnt do is the vocals. People think that is Jesse playing the guitar solo, but, no, that is all Prince.

[@jadeplaysr6s964]

Yes, on the album it's Prince, but, obviously, Jesse is playing live, and he's crushing it just like Prince did.

[@kenhunter5732]

u are right this is Prince the man behind The Time right u'd have 2 love Prince even more.

[@SeanSwann1]

Prince on the backround vocals as well

[@markprater1]

Seemed like Prince and Jesse were kinda tight for a while there. Sometimes Jesse would be the only person besides Prince on a few Time's cuts. And one of a few People other than Prince with Co-Writer's credit. And then he bought Prince's early Mixing console from him when Prince upgraded his own sudio. Susan Rogers said that Prince was so distant that when she started, Jesse showed her how he liked his console set up...

[@Allen-bu4cl]

One word That's legend Jesse Johnson all day live making his guitar sssiiinnngggg ..... THE TIME GREATEST LEGENDS LIVES 4 EVER

[@NthDegreeEnt]

I wish I could have seen these guys live in their prime. I was 10 years old when the Triple Threat Tour (Prince, The Time, and Vanity 6) came through Atlanta at the Fox Theater. I saw a flyer online a few years ago promoting that tour. The tickets were $11. Could you imagine? Even in 1982, $11 was very affordable for a working class family like my own. Fun times!

[@abriana3121]

Killed this 💜💜

[@neskers]

This live performance is amazing. A much better band than the Revolution.

[@artistpr5386]

This is why light skin was hot in the 80's...

[@corrinefortin9821]

Artist Pr what's that supposed to mean?

[@built4speed101]

Artist Pr LOL! Give it up for the high-yellow brothas in da house!!!!! (And not the narcotic type!) 🤣

[@MsExcool]

Same thing. Light skin, dark skin... We're all black.

[@Chanel8-i1n7n]

My ex boyfriend looked like morris day. But would does light skin having anything to do with what you are saying?

[@featherstonecraig9]

He may be light but his soul is coming from the original man. Recognize that and grow.

[@morganmottian5693]

Prince got Cold feet re --THE TIME ,if Prince kept them on THE TIME would have taken his THUNDER !!!!! Prince didn't like Competition !!!!!!!

[@robertcroxtonjr.7623]

i am a diehard fan of the time

[@blairfranklin7320]

Damn! So Rare! I love it!

[@cynthiabrown5252]

They made us walk those bodies didn't they,walk those bodies Time.777-9311 14 to 15 yrs of age what time to be a teenager.

[@jayskywalker5049]

YESSSSSSSSS

[@dabomb67]

AWSOME *. ONE OF THE VERY FEW SUPER GREAT LIVE VERY TIGHT BANDS *. I've seen them at least 4 times in person. Every Show is Unique *

[@kingsports1113]

Jimmy jam said do the chilli sauce morris do the chilli sauce good god 🙏🏽 💯💯💯💯🤣😂😂😂😂

[@maxsweet3000]

I saw the Prince, The Time and Vanity 6 in concert in 83. The Time blew Prince and the Revolution off the stage. Prince got mad and cut the concert short.😂😂

[@terryadams4853]

The Time 2024 and beyond!!!

[@oubrioko]

34 _policemen_ or perhaps _New Wavers_ watched this video

[@jayskywalker5049]

WE DON'T LIKE NEW WAVES

[@jonlindsey4114]

they were already a beast when they where Flye Tyme, but Prince turned them into a monster, dont get me wrong, theyre killing it, but his music behind them is made them legends

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

Ahhh, you forget, they wouldn't have been able to use their name " The Time " nor use the songs which were written by, or co-written by Prince. So, that's why they couldn't do what you've stated.

[@jonlindsey4114]

actually they could have, they toured as Morris Day and the Time for years and played all their old material, Prince basically just would not let them use the name to record new material under. I saw them in NYC years ago and they were using it, the only original members at the time were Morris, Jelly Bean, Monte and Jerome, then all the original members got back together and recorded their new record un the name" the original 7". I read in a recent Morris Day interview, that looking back, he thought Prince made the right decision in not letting them use the name the Time to record under.

[@HRDK-SKLETRMUMMR-MEGTRN]

JESSE JOHNSON!!!! 💯🌟💎🎤👽🎸🔥💣

[@djalexia]

H0RD4K-SK3LET0R MUMM'R4-MEG4TR0N Ab-F%#gSolutely! J. J. Is a monster! So M. Day & the whole band! Simply the Minneapolis sound was/is Prince, The Time, Andre Cymone ... all big fam... no one to lessen... if u down with the Minneapolis Sound? Then you should be in for it and for all of the responsible ones! Funk!

[@wayneblair67]

Listen to Jesse’s solo album “Bare my naked soul”. It rocks

[@brandondear3641]

Damn. Just to think the highest selling album of all time came out a few weeks before this performance. Such a great time for music!

[@scottstout3309]

Time was nasty !!!!!!❤

[@hollywudmepshyiah1943]

💜💫💯💫💜Everybody Walk 🎸🎵🎵🎶🎼🎷🎷🎺🎻🎬📽🎵🎶1980's

[@jworidpro]

This band was kicking the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in the a$$! That’s why they had to get rid of black bands !!

[@wannef980]

I had a crush on everyone in the band back in elementary and a naughty imagination😍

[@cynthiabrown5252]

WAN NEF shame on u naughty girl.

[@okwudiliani7051]

CYNTHIA Brown they would have made ypu pregnant quick and move on their lives!

[@wannef980]

I see YOU don't have an imagination. #getoutyofeelings

[@cynthiabrown5252]

Okwudili Ani i guarantee u that my being the age i was at the time would have only upset my mother concerning my pregnancy not me,especially if it was the one PRINCE.

[@jayskywalker5049]

So in the words of vanity you were in your own little nasty world

[@spyderj3756]

I remember watching this on PBS in Detroit. AND recording this on my cassette recorder!!

[@davebrown9714]

Seen morris with Prince capitol center then it morris by himself Constitution hall i was lucky got a chance to see them both

[@tano9905]

Morris had them Anime eyes girls couldn't resist lol

[@aricdevone9818]

Wow...ridiculous! The Time was/is the real deal. Great performers and musicians.

[@credalemabry185]

I was in high school talent show me and my friends dress up like the time I was Morris day yesssss

[@robertflores3184]

The Time over The revolution. Sorry to say

[@kingsports1113]

Zapp tried to be like their Midwest brother but couldn't touch them

[@jayskywalker5049]

Zapp was funky in there own way

[@cynthiabrown5252]

I love their word play.

[@SupaNovaSlom56]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎧🤩🚨

[@lisalentile177]

my favorite song they sing Morris is so adorable

[@bryanflores4691]

prince way better than michael

[@maxferdy7702]

Agreed

[@esseen100]

Tight! Damn Jesse!

[@jayskywalker5049]

I am a Walker...ALL OF DETROIT CITY STAND UP CLAP YA HANDS....MOTOWN STILL LOVES MINNEAPOLIS

[@dantemackey7471]

I see Jerome in the back.... I guess he hasn't made his way to the front yet with the mirror lol

[@russelljones9847]

I was looking for him too! 😂