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Jimmy Jones
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Overview
Born
June 2
,
1930
·
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Died
August 2
,
2012
·
Aberdeen, North Carolina, USA
Birth name
James Jones
Mini Bio
Jimmy Jones was born on June 2, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was married to Mattie Jones. He died on August 2, 2012 in Aberdeen, North Carolina, USA.
Family
Spouse
Mattie Jones
(? - August 2, 2012) (his death, 3 children)
Trivia
Known for his falsetto voice and is credited with influencing
Lou Christie
,
Del Shannon
and
Barry Gibb
.
In 1960 had 2 consecutive No. 1 hits with " Handy Man" and " Good Timin'"."Handy Man" was written by Jones and
Otis Blackwell
.
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