13 May Jerome Benton Of The Original 7ven To Debut New Play In Minneapolis
Jerome Benton has been a member of The Time/The Original 7ven over the past 30 years. He has also been a play-writer and will be debuting his new play...
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18 Jan The Original 7ven (Formerly The Time) Comment On Jesse Johnson Leaving The Band
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A month after Jesse Johnson announced he was leaving The Original 7ven, the band Formerly Known As The Time, the other band members have finally spoken about him leaving.
The statement was posted on the band's website;
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20 Oct The Original 7ven (Formerly The Time) Rock 1st Show!
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[caption id="attachment_29692" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Morris Day of The Original 7ven. Photo: Cody Breedlove"][/caption] In the 1st show as The Original 7ven, The Band Formerly Known As The Time took us to...
18 Oct The Original 7ven (The Time) Talk Name Change & Purple Rain Sequel
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When I ran into the Time in August, there was no mention of a name change. All they told me is that everything is coming together and its time, for them, to return.
In mid-September, it is announced they are now called The Original 7ven (The band Formerly Known As The Time) and have a new album, "Condensate" which is out now. The Original 7ven consists of all the original members of The Time, Morris Day, Jimmy Jam. Terry Lewis, Jesse Johnson, Monte Moir, Jellybean Johnson, and Jerome Benton.
A member of The Time calls me about the name change. "Ahh. We got you on that, didn't we? We were able to keep it a secret until we wanted it out there."
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