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Jimmy Jones

Jimmy Jones has been played on NTS shows including Floating World Music., with Good Timin' first played on 6 August 2015.

Jimmy Jones (born June 2, 1930, Birmingham, Alabama) is an African American, singer-songwriter, who moved to New York while a teenager. According to Allmusic journalist, Steve Huey, "best known for his 1960 R&B smash, "Handy Man," Jones sang in a smooth yet soulful falsetto modeled on the likes of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke."

Starting his entertainment career as a tap dancer, Jones joined a doo-wop group named The Berliners in 1954. They later changed their name to Sparks Of Rhythm.[1] In 1955 Jones co-wrote…

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Night & Day
Jimmy (Handyman) Jones
Rush Hour Recordings2010
Night & Day
Jimmy (Handyman) JonesRush Hour Recordings2010
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Good Timin'
Jimmy Jones
MGM Records1960
Good Timin'
Jimmy JonesMGM Records1960
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