Jimmy Jones
- MatchJimmy Jones
- 100%Johnny Preston
- 80%Bobby Rydell
- 76%Adam Faith
- 55%Marv Johnson
- 50%Jimmy Clanton
- 48%Johnny & The Hurricanes
- 44%Brian Hyland
- 44%Neil Sedaka
- 40%Freddy Cannon
- 37%The Everly Brothers
Biography
2 June 1937, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Some sources state 1942 as his year of birth. Jones, who had spent a long apprenticeship singing in R&B doo-wop groups, became a rock ‘n’ roll star in the early 60s singing ‘Handy Man’ and other hits with a dramatic and piercingly high falsetto. He began his career as a tap dancer, and in 1955 joined a vocal group, the Sparks Of Rhythm. In 1956 Jones formed his own group, the Savoys, which were renamed the Pretenders in 1956. With... Read more
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soul
60s
oldies
rhythm and blues
jazz piano
male vocalists
rnb
soul
60s
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jazz piano
male vocalists
rnb
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