Jimmy Jones, RIP

[GA Russell]

Jimmy Jones of Handy Man and Good Timin' fame has died. He was 82.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings-20120807,0,1324718,full.story

[Big Beat Steve]

How can somebody born in 1937 be 82 now?

[J.A.W.]

How can somebody born in 1937 be 82 now?

I was wondering about that too. According tot AMG he was indeed born in 1937 (= 75), but wikipedia says that the year was 1930 (= 82).

[flat5]

So...not to be confused with

James Henry "Jimmy" Jones (December 30, 1918, Memphis, Tennessee – April 29, 1982, Burbank, Los Angeles) was an American jazz pianist and arranger.

[Big Beat Steve]

How can somebody born in 1937 be 82 now?

I was wondering about that too. According tot AMG he was indeed born in 1937 (= 75), but wikipedia says that the year was 1930 (= 82).

1930 would have made him uncommonly old for a newbie pop singer of the LATE 50s. Besides, a British rock'n'roll encyclopedia from the mid-70s that I have here gives his 1937 birthday date too (as does the obit linked above, incidentally).

BTW, seeing the thread title (and being unaware of that other's death date)I was wondering about any confusion with Jimmy Jones the pianist too.

[J.A.W.]

BTW, seeing the thread title (and being unaware of that other's death date)I was wondering about any confusion with Jimmy Jones the pianist too.

Same here

[paul secor]

Jimmy Jones was a part of my growing up. His was a unique voice that never found the right material to sustain a career.