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Michael "Jimmy" James (13 September 1940 – 14 May 2024) was a Jamaican-British soul singer, known for songs like "Come to Me Softly", "Now Is the Time" and "I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me". Based in Britain, he performed as the lead singer of Jimmy James and the Vagabonds from the mid-1960s.
May 16, 2024 · Jimmy James, the beloved frontman of The Vagabonds and the voice behind the enduring ballad “Come to Me Softly,” died on Wednesday (May 15). He was 84 years old.
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May 17, 2024 · Michael ‘Jimmy’ James, the legendary frontman of soul outfit The Vagabonds, has died at the age of 84. James’ death was confirmed by his family in a statement to the Jamaica Observer.
Singer-songwriter, Impressionist. Global hit FASHIONISTA from album JAMESTOWN. Formerly Marilyn Monroe.
Although he retired the Marilyn part of his act, James is still considered the best in the world at what he did. As a true artist, he was determined to evolve and redesign his act to focus on his extraordinary vocal prowess and uncanny gift for mimicry.
May 17, 2024 · The Vagabonds frontman Jimmy James, who performed alongside Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones, has died aged 84. Soul legend James was behind the hit ballad Come to Me Softly before being...
May 15, 2024 · Jamaican-born singer JIMMY JAMES died in London on Tuesday, 14 th May. He was aged 84 and his daughter, Lauren Mercurius-Mascoll posted that her father had passed away at Northwick Park Hospital.
May 15, 2024 · Jimmy James, whose ballad Come To Me Softly won him fans in Jamaica and the United Kingdom, died in London yesterday at age 84.
May 15, 2024 · Jamaican-born soul singer Jimmy James has died. News of the singer’s passing was confirmed by Jamaica Observer overnight (May 15th). Jimmy James was 83 years old, and had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and a heart condition in 2021.
Jun 22, 2019 · Jimmy James has always been a bit of an enigma. With an acute ability to not just impersonate performers like Madonna, Judy Garland, & Elvis (!), but to actually inhabit them and sing their material, James has carved out a class of his own in the entertainment world.
