Jimmy Jones

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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Doo Wop Easy Listening Jazz Music Videos & Concerts Pop / Rock R&B / Soul R&B / Soul

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soul

60s

oldies

rhythm and blues

jazz piano

male vocalists

rnb

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