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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 “Handy Man”, which was recorded by the Sparks Of Rhythm in 1956 (after Jones left the group).
After recording with other groups, Jones went solo and, in 1959, teamed up with Otis Blackwell who reworked “Handy Man” which Jones recorded on the subsidiary MGM record label, Cub. When the flute player did not show up for the session, Blackwell famously whistled on the recording. “Handy Man,” released in 1959, gave Jones his first U.S. and UK hit single. “Handy Man” went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960. Later in that same year, Jones’ recording of “Good Timin’” shot to #1 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 in the U.S. Both “Handy Man” and “Good Timin’” were million sellers, earning Jones two gold discs.
Jones’ subsequent career was low key although it included three more UK chart entries in the following twelve months. “Handy Man”, which introduced a rock falsetto singing style to the British audience, later scored hits for Del Shannon and James Taylor who both covered it.
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Lowbacca
utterly amazing talent
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lihei
Vale.
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Siurol
good time!
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lazycats_disya
amazing voice
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S-Kayos
lol at people tagging songs by him such as That's That Shit (Dirty) (which is really by R.Kelly -dunno how someone mixed that up)
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betelgeuse1960
I just found out that 'Good Timin' by Jimmy Jones was number one in the UK the week that I was born. How cool is that??!!!! What a number one to arrive to!!! Big respect to the man and the song.
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whiteboy32386
yo this guy is amazing, its so hard to find his stuff though.
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