1963

JUMP CHILDREN * JIMMY JAMES * R&B 112 * UK

Born Michael James in 1940, Jimmy James recorded this Joe Turner style Jump-Jive track for Coxsone Dodd;  it was released the same year he  relocated from Jamaica to England. Jimmy James enjoyed some success playing live gigs in predominately Mod clubs like the Marquee in London. 

See also: Wicked Woman


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