Jimmy Clanton

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Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ) as James Reed Clanton is an American singer .

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Just a dream
  US 4th 07/19/1958 (18 weeks)
A Letter To An Angel
  US 25th 25.10.1598 (12 weeks)
A part of me
  US 38 11/08/1958 (7 weeks)
My Own True Love
  US 33 08/08/1959 (12 weeks)
Go, Jimmy, go
  US 5 12/12/1959 (16 weeks)
Another sleepless night
  US 22nd 04/30/1960 (13 weeks)
  UK 50 07/27/1960 (1 week)
Come back
  US 63 07/27/1960 (8 weeks)
Wait
  US 91 10/01/1960 (3 weeks)
What am i gonna do
  US 50 01/14/1961 (6 weeks)
Venus in blue jeans
  US 7th 08/18/1962 (13 weeks)
Darkest Street in Town
  US 77 01/05/1963 (4 weeks)
Curley
  US 97 November 15, 1969 (3 weeks)

Life

In 1956 he formed his first band The Dixie Cats , later also called The Rockets , as a student at Baton Rouge High School.

His hit Just A Dream , written for the Ace Records label at the age of 19, reached number 4 on the Billboard charts and had sold over a million times just three months later.

In 1959 he played the lead role alongside Alan Freed in the musical film Go, Jimmy, Go , which was followed by the 1960 film Teenage Millionaire . From 1961 to 1963 he was in the military, but released more singles in the meantime.

Clanton became known as one of the few white singers of the New Orleans R & B / Rock & Roll sound and was nicknamed "Swamp Pop R&B Teenage Idol". He later performed with Dick Clark ’s American Band and greats like Fats Domino , Jerry Lee Lewis and The Platters .

With “Venus in Blue Jeans” (1962) he became known worldwide and was at the height of his career.

After that he couldn't land any more hits. According to his own statements, he was discouraged and desperate. In the 1970s he worked as a DJ. Triggered by a television program about Jesus, he found support in the Christian faith from 1980 and worked for the Lakewood Church in Houston until 1994 . Since 1994 he has appeared again in oldies shows and gives concerts.

In April 2007, Clanton was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame .

Jimmy lives in the USA with his wife Roxanne.

Discography

Singles

  • 1957: I Trusted You / That's You Baby
  • 1958: Just A Dream / You Aim To Please
  • 1958: A Letter To An Angel / A Part Of Me
  • 1958: Just A Dream / You Aim To Please
  • 1959: My Love Is Strong / Ship On A Stormy Sea
  • 1960: Another Sleepless Night / I'm Gonna Try
  • 1960: What Am I Gonna Do / If I
  • 1960: Come Back / Wait
  • 1961: Twist On Little Girl / Wayward Love
  • 1961: Lucky In Love With You / Not Like A Brother
  • 1961: Don't Look At Me / I Just Wanna Make Love
  • 1962: Venus In Blue Jeans / Highway Bound
  • 1962: Darkest Street In Town / Dreams Of A Fool
  • 1962: Just A Moment (Of Your Time) / Because I Do
  • 1963: Cindy / I Care Enough (To Give The Very Best)
  • 1963: Another Day, Another Heartache / This Endless Night
  • 1963: Red Don't Go With Blue / All The Words In The World
  • 1964: I'll Step Aside / I Won't Cry Anymore
  • 1964: If I'm A Fool For Loving You / A Million Drums
  • 1964: Follow The Sun / Lock The Windows, Lock The Doors
  • 1967: The Absence Of Lisa / C'mon Jim
  • 1968: I'll Be Loving You / Calico Junction
  • 1969: Curly / I'll Never Forget Your Love
  • 1969: Tell Me / I'll Never Forget Your Love

Albums

  • 1959: Just A Dream
  • 1960: Jimmy's Blue
  • 1960: Jimmy's Happy
  • 1961: Teenage Millionaire (OST) (four songs)
  • 1962: Venus in blue jeans
  • 2014: Everybody Needs Love

Filmography

  • 1959: Teenage Millionaire
  • 1961: Go, Johnny, Go!

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UK
  2. ↑ US
  3. ↑ US & UK chart surfers
  4. ^ Jimmy Clanton Museum of the Gulf Coast , accessed May 3, 2020
  5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from April 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Jimmy Clanton: More Than Just a Teen Idol on mentalitch , accessed May 3, 2020
  7. ^ "Just a Dream": On the eve of his final full-length BR concert, Jimmy Clanton looks back on a great careerl The Advocate , May 11, 2017
  8. ↑ Interview with Jimmy Clanton by Darryl Hicks on My Best Years , accessed May 3, 2020
  9. ↑ Clanton Biography on Louisiana Music Hall of Fame , accessed May 3, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Clanton, Jimmy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Baton Rouge , Louisiana, USA