Morris Day
Lead singer of The Time, actor, and longtime collaborator of Prince.
Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of The Time.
Quick Facts
- Role
- Lead vocalist & dancer, The Time
- First appears
- As lead singer of The Time, early 1980s
Lore & Background
Morris Day is best known as the lead singer of The Time, a group associated with Prince. Day and Prince attended the same high school in Minneapolis and in 1974, as teenagers, became bandmates in the band Grand Central. The band was managed by Morris' mother.
Reader's Guide
Morris announced in 2022 that he would be releasing his final solo album Last Call and retiring from regular touring after his 2023–2024 tour. In March 2022, the Prince Estate informed Day that he could not claim ownership of the name 'Morris Day and the Time,' but could still use the name via an agreement with the estate.
Did You Know?
- Day appeared in Purple Rain (1984) and Graffiti Bridge (1990).
- He guest-starred on the sitcom Eve as a pimp.
- In 2018, Will Smith revealed he auditioned for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air with a script from a failed Morris Day pilot.
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