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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.
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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NeverSurrender wrote:
haha yeah pwned.nl years ago...so catchy
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elf_noldor wrote:
lemonparty org :)
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ivanshello wrote:
As soon as he marries her then she starts To do the things that will break his heart
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shakey_Jake wrote:
nerds
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Dromoro wrote:
"So how many of you got this from pwned.nl? " Yep.
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Heigen wrote:
FUCK YEA I WANNA BE HAPPY, Jimmy knows his shit.
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oneangrychica wrote:
i love this song, it is so damn catchy, but GEEZ! could the lyrics be any more sexist and offensive?
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WTFUman wrote:
me too man I love that bitch Cher
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quierosersanta wrote:
Whenver I hear IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY, I forever think of the last scene in Mermaids :)
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stampit wrote:
I love this song...
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linkslaysall wrote:
lol me zbrisk
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dejavula wrote:
black metal comedy frat rock mermaids mod northern soul ?! lol
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ZBrisk wrote:
So how many of you got this from pwned.nl?
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<3
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Great stuff.
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