He’s The Son Of An 80’s R&B Legend & He Sings Just Like Him! See Who

This brotha is a singer, just like his Dad, and he’s becoming a Youtube sensation. Here are a few hints:

• His dad was dominating R&B radio stations for a while in the 80’s.
• His dad is a trend setter.
• His Pops is still performing to this very day and packing venues nationwide.

If you were jammin’ to 80’s R&B back in the day, chances are you probably liked at least one of his father’s songs.

Take a good look at this man and see if you can figure out who his Dad is…many folks say he and his Daddy look a lot alike. By the way, if this guy looks familiar to you, it may be because he was a contestant on American Idol a few years ago, pursuing his dream to be a professional singer just like his Pops.

Scroll down to see who his Dad is…

Morris Day (R) with his son, Derran Day (L)

If you guessed Morris Day a.k.a. “Mr. I’m So Cool (Cool!)” of The Time (now known as The Original 7ven) give yourself and Old School high five and a pat on the back, because you’re good at this!

Morris’ son’s name is Derran Day and as you can see, they do look a lot alike. Morris and Derran are cut from the same cloth- Derran has swag just like his dad and he’s followed in his Dad’s footsteps- Derran can really blow! Like we mentioned earlier, he has become somewhat of a Youtube sensation, which is something that started after he was a contestant on American Idol a few years ago.



After the show, Derran continued to sing and write music for his 2 man group and has built an online following of his own. He and his group member perform regularly and they do a lot of cover songs…I think they oftentimes sound way better than the original versions of the songs their covering by some of the biggest artists in the music game…go figure.

Judith Day (L), Derran Day (C) and Morris Day (R); photo credit: Jet Magazine
Derran is the youngest son of Morris and Morris’s ex-wife, Judith Day. Morris was married to Judy for about 25 years and they had three children together. Judith is another reason why singing is in Derran’s blood- she is a singer too! Judith Day was the background singer for Lou Rawls back in the day and she also co-wrote songs with Morris several times.

Judith Day and Morris Day with their two sons, Evan (L) and Derran (C); photo credit: Jet Magazine

Now for those of you ILOSM ladies out there who may find yourselves staring a lil’ bit longer than normal at Derran’s photos (LOL), it’s okay, you’re not being a cradle robber, Derran is 26 years old, so he’s a legal, grown man now.

Back to Derran Day’s music though- the dude definitely can SANG! We know it’s typically very difficult for the offspring of music legends to carve a name in music for themselves, but it looks like Derran has a pretty good shot at doing just that and we wish there were more REAL artists like him on mainstream radio today.
Check out Derran Day singing live in the videos below and let us know what you think ILOSM fam.’