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      The Jimmy Castor Bunch

      General information
      Genre Soul, R&B, funk
      Activity 1972-1979
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      James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940[n1] - January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "Bertha Butt Boogie", and the biggest hit single, million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)."

      Biography

      Early life and career

      Castor was born on January 23, 1940, Early in his career he was a member of the famous doo-wop group The Teenagers. Later he created Jimmy and the Juniors. In late 1966 he released "Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You". As solo artist and leader of The Jimmy Castor Bunch (TJCB) in the 1970s, Castor released several successful albums and singles. TJCB peaked their commercial success in 1972 upon the release of their album, It's Just Begun, which featured two hit singles: the title track and "Troglodyte (Cave Man)", the latter of which became quite popular in the US, peaking at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track stayed on the chart for 14 weeks and on June 30, 1972, received a gold disc award from the RIAA for sales of a million copies. Castor released "It's Just Begun" in 1972. In 1973, he recorded a soprano saxophone instrumental cover of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" written by Gary Brooker, Keith Reid and Matthew Fisher (from Procol Harum), on a tune inspired by J.S.Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 BWV1068 in his "Air on the G string?. Africa Bambaataa said that "It's Just Begun" was very popular at South Bronx block parties in the 1970s. Later popular songs included "Bertha Butt Boogie", "Potential", "King Kong" and "A Groove Will Make You Move" in 1975 and 1976.

      The Jimmy Castor Bunch included keyboardist/trumpeter Gerry Thomas, bassist Doug Gibson, guitarist Harry Jensen, conga player Lenny Fridle, Jr., and drummer Bobby Manigault. Thomas also recorded with the Fatback Band, leaving TJCB in the 1980s to exclusively record with them.

      Death

      He died from heart failure on January 16, 2012 in Henderson, Nevada, only a week short of his 72nd birthday.

      Influence

      Many of the group's tunes have been heavily sampled in films and in hip-hop. In particular, the saxophone hook and groove from the title track of It's Just Begun. For example Ice-T sampled the track for the title track of his 1988 album Power. Also, heavy sampled is the spoken word intro and groove from Troglodyte (Cave Man) (namely, "What we're gonna do right here is go back..." and "Gotta find a woman, gotta find a woman"). Industrial hip hop group Tackhead covered the song "Just Begun" for the digital release of their album For the Love of Money.

      Discography

      Albums

      • Hey Leroy (1967) (Smash)
      • It's Just Begun (1972) (RCA)
      • Phase 2 (1972) (RCA)
      • Dimension 3 (1973) (RCA)
      • The Jimmy Castor Bunch featuring The Everything Man (1974) (Atlantic)
      • Butt of Course... (1975) (Atlantic)
      • Supersound (1975) (Atlantic)
      • E-Man Groovin' (1976) (Atlantic)
      • Maximum Stimulation (1977) (Atlantic)
      • Let It Out (1978) (Drive/TK Records)
      • The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1979) (Cotillion/Atlantic)
      • I Love Monsters (1979)
      • C (1980) (Long Distance)
      • The Return of Leroy (1983) (Dream)
      • The Everything Man-The Best of The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1995) (Rhino)
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