MINNEAPOLIS – Minneapolis-reared producer/songwriter extraordinaire Jimmy Jam already has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He’s won five Grammys and many other awards.
On Friday, he received a new first in his storied career: a high school diploma, and an honorary one at that.
The diploma was presented as part of the 100th anniversary celebration at Washburn High School in south Minneapolis. Principal Emily Lilja Palmer introduced James Samuel Harris III of the Class of 1977 as one of Washburn’s most famous and accomplished students…