Jimmy Soul
Jimmy Soul
Genres: soul, 60s, oldies, pop, happy
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About Jimmy Soul
Jimmy Soul (August 24, 1942 - June 25, 1988), born James McCleese in Weldon, North Carolina, was a vocalist. He performed gospel as a teenager, later scouted by Frank Guida and recruited to sing songs handpicked for one of Guida's other hit artists, Gary U.S. Bonds. Soul only ever had two chart hits, both which were Bond's cast-offs, "Twistin' Matilda", in 1962, and the Billboard Hot 100 number one hit "If You Wanna Be Happy" (based on the calypso, "Ugly Woman", by Roaring Lion) in 1963. After unsuccessfully trying to follow up the success of those songs with one more album, he gave up his career as a musician and joined the United States Army. He died of a heart attack in 1988.
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Jimmy Soul — Top 18 songs
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | Go 'Way Christina [1963] | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If you wanna be happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If you wanna be happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Want To Be Happy For The Rest Of your Life | ||
| Jimmy Soul | "If You Wanna Be Happy" | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy (1963) | ||
| Jimmy Soul | Twistin' Matilda | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy For The Rest Of Your Life | ||
| Jimmy Soul | When Matilda Comes Back | ||
| Jimmy Soul | Twistin' Matilda (And The Channel) (1962) | ||
| Jimmy Soul | Ugly Woman (If You Wanna Be Happy) (Stereo Remaster) (from CD: originally S.P.Q.R 3305 / 1963) | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | Ugly Woman (If You Wanna Be Happy) (Stereo Remaster) | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Want To Be Happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy | ||
| Jimmy Soul | If You Wanna Be Happy (Stereo) |