Jimmy Jones (singer)
Jimmy Jones | |
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R&B | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1954–2012 |
| Labels | Cub, Ro-Jac, Vee-Jay, Roulette, Parkway, Bell (US) MGM (UK) |
James Jones (June 2, 1930[1] – August 2, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter who moved to New York City while a teenager.[2] According to Allmusic journalist Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash 'Handy Man', Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke."[2]
Career
Jones was born in Birmingham, Alabama. His first job in the entertainment industry was as a
Although Jones had only the two million-selling Top 40 hits, he nevertheless kept active in the music industry as both a songwriter and recording artist and made personal appearances as he saw fit. Jones' subsequent career was low key, although it included three more UK chart entries in the following 12 months.[4] Jones remained with Cub until 1962, and then recorded for the next decade for a variety of labels, including Bell, Parkway, Roulette, and Vee-Jay.[2]
Del Shannon cited Jones and
Death
Jones died in Aberdeen, North Carolina on August 2, 2012. He was 82.[6][7]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | AU | |||
| 1959 | "Handy Man" b/w "The Search Is Over" |
2 | 3 | 4 | Good Timin' |
| "You For Me To Love" b/w "Whenever You Need Me" |
- | - | - | Non-album tracks | |
| 1960 | "With All My Heart" b/w "Please Say You're Mine" |
- | - | - | |
| "Lover" b/w "Plain Old Love" |
- | - | - | ||
| "Good Timin'" b/w "My Precious Angel" |
3 | 1 | 7 | Good Timin' | |
| "I Just Go for You" / | - | 35 | - | ||
| "That's When I Cried" | 83 | - | 67 | Non-album tracks | |
| "EE-I EE-I Oh! (Sue MacDonald)" / | - | - | 82 | ||
| "Itchin'" | - | - | 82 | ||
| "Ready for Love" b/w "For You" |
- | 46 | - | Good Timin' | |
| 1961 | "I Told You So" b/w "You Got It" |
85 | 33 | - | Non-album tracks |
| "I Say Love" b/w "Dear One" |
- | - | - | ||
| "Mr. Music Man" b/w "Holler Hey" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1962 | "You're Much Too Young" b/w "The Nights Of Mexico" |
- | - | - | |
| 1963 | "Mr. Fix It" b/w "No Insurance (For A Broken Heart)" |
- | - | - | |
| 1965 | "Walkin'" b/w "Pardon Me" |
- | - | - | |
| 1966 | "Don't You Just Know It" b/w "Dynamite" |
- | - | - | |
| 1967 | "39-21-40 Shape" b/w "Personal Property" |
- | - | - | |
| "True Love Ways" b/w "Snap My Fingers" |
- | - | - | ||
| 1974 | "The Man from Candyland" b/w "Big Leg Woman" |
- | - | - | Timin' |
| 1976 | "Handyman Is Back in Town"—Part 1 b/w Part 2 |
- | - | - | Handyman's Back In Town (Part II) |
| 1987 | "Send Her Back to Me" b/w "Shag" |
- | - | - | Non-album tracks |
References
- ^ Sources vary as to his year of birth. In the liner notes of the two-CD set Good Timin, it is said to be 1942. Writer Christopher G. Feldman, gives 1937. Joel Whitburn's "Record Research" in the 12th Edition (2009) also gave 1937; however it was changed to 1930 in the 14th Edition (2012) after Jones' death. The obituary in the Aberdeen Times, quoted in Cashbox, and in The Telegraph (see note at death) gives 1930.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Biography by Steve Huey". Allmusic.com. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ "Jimmy Jones". The Telegraph. August 6, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Tom Embrey (August 8, 2012). "Jimmy Jones Remembered: We All Listened to What He Was Putting Down". The Pilot. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
External links
- Jimmy Jones at IMDb
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