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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. The musician died in London at...
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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 · Jamaican-British singer Jimmy James, known as the lead vocalist of Jimmy James and The Vagabonds since the 1960s, passed away at the age of 84 on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. In 2021, the musician...
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.
Apr 13, 2012 · Jimmy James & The Vagabonds - Now Is The Time. fab70smusic. 98.3K subscribers. Subscribed. 3K. 533K views 12 years ago. UK hit 1976 ...more.
Before taking the dance floors by storm with his recent world wide hit "FASHIONISTA" in 2007, Jimmy James found a certain amount of fame in the mid '80s and '90s for his eerie and uncanny visual...
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...
