Jimmy Holiday

Biography

24 July 1934, Durant, Mississippi, USA, d. 15 February 1987. This versatile singer first came to prominence in 1963 with the self-penned ‘How Can I Forget?’ which was covered at the same time by Ben E. King. Holiday later joined the Minit label where he made several excellent recordings, ranging from the ‘Memphis’-influenced R&B of ‘You Won’t Get Away’ to the urban soul of ‘I’m Gonna Move To The City’. His biggest hit on Minit was ‘Baby... Read more

Genres

R&B / Soul

Tags

soul

deep soul

jimmy holiday

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