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Profile of Jimmy Castor
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Jimmy Castor |
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22nd June 1943 |
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New York City, New York, USA |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Jimmy Castor is an American R&B and funk musician from New York City. In the late 1950s, he worked with the doo-wop group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. As leader of The Jimmy Castor Bunch in the 1970s, and also as a solo artist, he has released several successful albums and singles, some of which have been heavily sampled in films and in hip-hop.
Popular songs by Jimmy Castor include:
with The Jimmy Castor Bunch:
- "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" (1972)
- "The Bertha Butt Boogie (part 1)" (1974)
- "King Kong (part 1)" (1975)
As a solo artist:
- "Love Makes a Woman" (1988) (with Joyce Sims)
External link
- Official website
- Detailed biography
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