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Jellybean Johnson, Minneapolis music legend, dies at 69

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Jellybean Johnson, a Minneapolis music legend, is dead at 69 years old.

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  1. KTVU San Francisco

    Jellybean Johnson, Minneapolis music legend, dies at 69 (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Jellybean Johnson, a Minneapolis music legend, is dead at 69 years old.

  2. Rolling Stone

    Jellybean Johnson, the Time Musician and a Pioneer of the Minneapolis Sound, Dead at 69 (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Jellybean Johnson — one of the pioneers of the Minneapolis Sound, the Time drummer, and multi-instrumentalist/producer — died on Nov. 21 at age 69.

  3. Deadline

    Jellybean Johnson: The Time Drummer Was 69 (opens Deadline)

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    Jellybean Johnson, the drummer of The Time and music producer for artists like Janet Jackson, has died. He was 69.

  4. UPI

    The Time drummer Jellybean Johnson dead at 69 (opens UPI)

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    The Time drummer and guitarist Jellybean Johnson has died at the age of 69. The cause of his death was not known as of Saturday.

  5. Entertainment Weekly

    Jellybean Johnson, the Time drummer and Prince collaborator, dies at 69 (opens Entertainment Weekly)

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    Jellybean Johnson, the drummer for the Prince-shepherded funk group the Time and a key figure in the Minneapolis sound movement, has died at 69.

  6. Black Enterprise

    Jellybean Johnson, Influential Drummer Of The Time And Minneapolis Sound Pioneer, Dies At 69 (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Johnson, a longtime Prince collaborator and multi-instrumentalist, is celebrated for shaping the Minneapolis Sound.

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