[acid-jazz] JIMMY CASTOR OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY & DISCOGRAPY

From: Bob Davis (earthjuice_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 2005-02-01 03:55:04

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    Just a little backround for those of you who are planning to join us this thursday night for
    our chat session with Jimmy Castor.
    Remember that in order to get the full Soul-Patrol Chat Experience you will need to have the
    following two things installed on your machine...

    1. Macromedia Flash Player (so you can enter the chat room)
    www.macromedia.com

    2. Real Audio Player (so you can listen to the broadcast inside of the chat room)
    www.real.com

    (both are free downloads and won't take up much space)

    ****CHAT LIVE WITH JIMMY CASTOR
    IN THE SOUL-PATROL CHAT ROOM
    ON FEB 3 2005 @ 10 pm est.
    http://www.soul-patrol.com/chat
    <a href="http://www.soul-patrol.com/chat"> CHAT LIVE WITH JIMMY CASTOR</a>
    THE "E-MAN" WILL HELP US TO KICK OFF BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2005 AND DROP SOME SERIOUS KNOWLEDGE
    ON US ABOUT HIS CAREER WHICH SPANS THE LAST 50 YEARS OF BLACK MUSIC HISTORY, FROM DOO WOP TO
    HIP HOP…

    ALL ARE WELCOME
    INVITE YOUR FRIENDS
    _
    LISTEN TO SOUL-PATROL.NET RADIO TRIBUTE TO THE "EVERYTHING MAN" JIMMY CASTOR:
    http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/jimmycastor.htm
    <a href="http://www.soul-patrol.com/funk/jimmycastor.htm"> I Promise To Remember, I Got
    Something For Ya, It's Just Begun, Potential, Super Sound, Space Age, Maximum Stimulation,
    Whiter Shade of Pale, Purple Haze/Foxy Lady, Hey Leroy, Bertha Butt, Troglodyte, King Kong</a>
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    Songwriter, singer, saxophonist, percussionist. producer, arranger, humorist... alias The
    E-Man, has earned his well-deserved reputation as "THE EVERYTHING MAN."

    Before even finishing junior high school, Jimmy Castor had written his first million seller
    for Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers called, "I Promise To Remember." While furthering his
    education at New York City's prestigious High School of Music & Art and later attending City
    College, Jimmy pursued his musical career by assembling a band of his own playing an
    assortment of major New York nightspots. He then wrote his second million seller, "Hey Leroy
    Your Mama's Calling You," on Mercury Records, through which a new flashy and spirited
    performer was introduced to the public - JIMMY CASTOR. Still early into his career, Castor
    befriended such music greats as Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, Tito Puente and King Curtis to name
    only a handful.

    Moving on to RCA Records, "The Jimmy Castor Bunch" continued to show off Castor's witty,
    pop/r&b writing ability through his amusing characterizations of "Troglodyte" and "Luther the
    Anthropoid," hit singles from their first and second RCA albums, "It's Just Begun" and "Phase
    Two" - the title cut from the "It's Just Begun" album was featured in the movie "Flashdance."
    On the third RCA LP, Jimmy further established his versatility as an artist/producer by
    expanding the group's more serious instrumental abilities as first recognized through Castor's
    haunting rendition of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face."

    By the time Jimmy Castor released his debut album for Atlantic Records, it was no wonder that
    his aptly descriptive nickname could no longer be kept a secret. "The Everything Man" LP was
    released, and through Jimmy's obvious talent as a master of all trades, The E-Man and The
    Bunch justly enjoyed a victory in obtaining Record World's "Top Instrumental Group" award for
    the year. And, yet, another new pair of innovative singles, "Maggie" and "The Everything Man,"
    hit the charts.

    The internationally famous, smash LP, "Butt Of course," was Castor's second Atlantic release.
    It featured two more pop/r&b hit singles, "The Bertha Butt Boogie" and . "Potential." From the
    same album, there was also the legendary worldwide disco hit "E-Man Boogie," which rated
    number 10 in Billboard's annual disco poll.
    "Supersound," the next Atlantic LP yielded two more prosperous singles for The Bunch - one
    being the widely publicized, international favorite "King Kong" which entered the Top 100 Pop
    Charts in the first week of its release and reached number 1 in Japan. "E-Man Groovin',"
    Castor's fourth Atlantic LP, brought forth "still another successful tale - this time about
    the universal and immortal Transylvanian figure "Dracula." Castors "Maximum Stimulation" and
    "The Jimmy Castor Bunch" LPs further displayed Jimmy's brilliance as a writer and performer
    through his enchanting saxophone melodies and smooth vocal harmonies.

    In addition to his success as a recording artist, producer, writer and arranger as "The
    Everything Man," Jimmy's natural ability to relate to people along with his skill, confidence
    and ease as a performer and speaker has captivated and motivated audiences throughout the
    world at various speaking engagements.

    Castor has appeared on such television shows as Dinah!, American Bandstand, Soul Train,
    Positively Black and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. Jimmy and The Bunch have also enjoyed sold
    out performances at such venues as The Roxy in Los Angeles, The Felt Forum and Madison Square
    Garden in New York, RFK Stadium in the nation's capitol and the Omni in Atlanta.

    !And to add to his credit, much of Jimmy Castor's music ("It's Just Begun," "The Bertha Butt
    Boogie" and "King Kong," to name a few) has been sampled innumerable times in movies and by a
    myriad of today's most popular artists. His statement of "What we're gonna do right here is go
    back," is legendary.

    JIMMY CASTOR'S RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN ON BOTH POP AND R&B CHARTS:

    BILLBOARD SINGLES
    * Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling
    * It's Just Begun
    * Troglodyte ( cave man)
    * Luther The Anthropoid
    * The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
    * Soul Serenade
    * Maggie
    * Potential
    * Bertha Butt Boogie
    * E-Man Boogie
    * Supersound
    * King Kong
    * Space Age
    * Don't Do That Amazon
    * It Gets to Me!

    BILLBOARD ALBUMS
    * Hey Leroy
    * It's Just Begun
    * Phase Two
    * Dimension III
    * The Everything Man
    * Butt Of Course
    * Supersound
    * E-Man Groovin'
    * Maximum Stimulation
    * The Jimmy Castor Bunch

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    Bob Davis
    earthjuice_at_prodigy.net

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