R.I.P. JIMMY JONES

Jimmy Jones was an American singer-songwriter who was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 2nd, 1930. He was known for singing in a soulful falsetto tone modeled after greats like Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke. His songs often blended a mix of R&B, Pop and Doo-Wop, as shown in his single, “Good Timing” which was a #1 hit in the U.K.

On this very day, August 2nd 2012, Jimmy Jones died in Aberdeen, North Carolina (at 82 years of age). In memory of his passing, exactly 12 years ago today, I’ve chosen a song that exemplifies the sound of the early 1960s. If you’d like to have a listen, please feel free to click on the attached link. Released in December 1959, here’s the late, JIMMY JONES, with “HANDY MAN”….