Jimmy Castor

Jimmy Castor (born 23 June 1947, New York) is an American pop and funk musician.

In the late 1950s, he worked with the doo-wop group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers. As leader of The Jimmy Castor Bunch in the 1970s, and also as a solo artist, he has released several successful albums and singles. The group reached the peak of their commercial success in 1972 with the release of their album, "It's Just Begun", which featured two hit singles: the title track and "Troglodyte (Cave Man)," which was a large hit in the U.S., peaking at #6. Many of the group's tunes have been heavily sampled in films and in hip-hop. In particular, the saxophone hook and groove from "It's Just Begun" and the spoken word intro and groove from "Troglodyte" (namely, "What we're gonna do right now is go back...") have been sampled extensively.

Discography

Popular songs by Jimmy Castor include:
* "Hey, Leroy" (1967)

with The Jimmy Castor Bunch:
* "It's Just Begun" (1972)
* "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" (1972), #6
* "The Bertha Butt Boogie (part 1)" (1974), #16
* "King Kong (part 1)" (1975), #69

As a solo artist:
* "Love Makes a Woman" (1988) (with Joyce Sims)

External links

* [http://www.jimmycastor.com Official website]
* [http://www.70disco.com/jimmycas.htm Detailed biography]