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Jimmy Clanton

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Born
2 September 1938 (age 85)
Born In
Louisiana, United States
Jimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1938 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school. One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as 'Just a Dream' and 'Venus in Blue Jeans'. He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years. Clanton became a disc jockey in the 197… read more
Jimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1938 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school. One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode t… read more
Jimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1938 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school. One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with … read more

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1 Play track The Very Best Of Jimmy Clanton Another Sleepless Night
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 1,309 listeners
2 Play track The Ultimate Sixties Collection Venus In Blue Jeans
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 360 listeners
3 Play track The Very Best Of Jimmy Clanton Just a Dream
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 96 listeners
4 Play track Just a Dream A Letter to an Angel
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 84 listeners
5 Play track Go Jimmy Go - The Very Best of Jimmy Clanton What Am I Gonna Do
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 75 listeners
6 Play track His Very Best - EP Go, Jimmy, Go
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7 Play track Just a Dream My Love Is Strong
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 21 listeners
8 Play track Greatest Hits My Own True Love
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9 Play track Just a Dream Ship on a Stormy Sea
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 13 listeners
10 Play track Venus in Blue Jeans Darkest Street In Town
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Albums

  1. 50,757 listeners

    1 Jan 1998 · 18 tracks

    This Is Jimmy Clanton
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  2. 15,051 listeners

    1 Jan 1989 · 15 tracks

    The Very Best Of Jimmy Clanton
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  3. 8,189 listeners

    1 Jan 1992 · 10 tracks

    Born Again
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  4. 858 listeners

    1959 · 12 tracks

    Just a Dream
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