The Minneapolis Sound is coming home to the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand, and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder is giving three lucky readers the chance to be there.

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis: A Celebration of Minneapolis Sound takes over the Grandstand on Saturday, Aug. 29, honoring two of the most influential producers in music history and the sound they helped build right here in the Twin Cities.

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have been shaping the direction of R&B and pop music for more than four decades. What began as a shared love of music between two Minneapolis teenagers grew into one of the most celebrated songwriting and production partnerships of all time, with a catalog of hits and collaborations that stretch across generations of artists.

Their fingerprints are on some of the most iconic records in modern music, and the sound they helped pioneer right here in Minneapolis went on to influence pop and R&B worldwide.
Now that sound returns to where it started, and MSR wants to send readers to witness it live.

How to Win

MSR is giving away three prize packs, each with two tickets including gate admission to the Minnesota State Fair. To enter, take a short 10-question quiz testing your knowledge of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and their Minneapolis Sound legacy below.

The contest is open now through Thursday, Aug. 27, at 9:00 a.m. Winners will be selected Thursday, Aug. 27, at 9:30 a.m. and notified directly.

Test your knowledge, enter today, and get ready to celebrate the sound that changed music.

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Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Trivia Quiz

What was the name of the band Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis played in before it evolved into The Time?(Required)
Where did Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis first meet?(Required)
What Minneapolis-born music icon did Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis perform alongside as members of The Time?(Required)
Why did Prince fire Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis from The Time in 1983?(Required)
What is the name of the production company Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis founded after leaving The Time?(Required)
Which Janet Jackson album, produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, launched their legendary collaboration in 1986?(Required)
What genre is Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’s signature sound most closely associated with?(Required)
Jimmy Jam’s father, Cornbread Harris, was known for what?(Required)
Besides Janet Jackson, which of these artists has Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis produced or written for?(Required)
What annual Minnesota event is hosting the “Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Homecoming: A Celebration of Minneapolis Sound” concert?(Required)

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