Jimmy Castor

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Name: Jimmy Castor

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First Reported Apr 10 2012 - Updated Apr 10 2012 - 1 Documents

Slick Rick

PROFESSOR GROOVE & THE BOOTY AFFAIR present... THE...

That's right party people it's time to go back, waaaay back in time, just like Jimmy Castor said in his 1974 stone age funk classic "Troglodyte", and that's what's gonna happen when the Professor takes a serious historical look at the fundamental building ... [ Published Apr 10 2012 by Moshtix ]

Entities: Rick Sanford, Jimmy Castor, Slick Rick

First Reported Feb 13 2012 - Updated Feb 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Johnny Otis

Homage: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (Downtown Los Angeles)

2012 has been a brutal year for those of us who love soul, jazz, funk and related music. In a short span of time, we’ve lost Jimmy Castor, Johnny Otis, Etta James and Don Cornelius (apologies to anyone I’ve overlooked). As tributes from musicians, DJs, ... [ Published Feb 13 2012 by Aquarium Drunkard: Music Blog ]

Entities: Los Angeles, Jimmy Castor, Johnny Otis

First Reported Jan 25 2012 - Updated Jan 25 2012 - 1 Documents

JIMMY CASTOR REST IN POWER

Rest In Power to the amazing Jimmy Castor the man behind one of the greatest Bboy jams of all time Just Begun! Rock on D Ross NYC ... [ Published Jan 25 2012 by DANTE ROSS ]

Entities: Jimmy Castor

First Reported Jan 19 2012 - Updated Jan 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Jimmy Castor dead at 71; ’70s songs became popular among sampling hip-hop artists

Jimmy Castor, a singer, saxophonist, percussionist and bandleader whose novelty songs and funk grooves brought him wide popularity in the 1970s and were later sampled for hip-hop records, died of cardiac arrest Jan. 16 in a hospital in Henderson, Nev. ... [ Published Jan 19 2012 by Post Rock ]

Entities: Jimmy Castor, Bandleader, Cardiac Arrest

First Reported Jan 17 2012 - Updated Jan 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Lana Del Rey makes everyone angry; Lookout! Records shuts down; RIP funk musician Jimmy Castor

- Polarizing up-and-coming singer Lana Del Rey may not be so polarizing after her performances on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. Now she’s just despised. Even NBC’s Brian Williams couldn’t help but pile on. Make up your own mind after watching ... [ Published Jan 17 2012 by Post Rock ]

Entities: Jimmy Castor, Lookout! Records, Lana Del Rey

First Reported Jan 17 2012 - Updated Jan 18 2012 - 2 Documents

Funk Legend Jimmy Castor Dies At 71

Lauren Schutte The "It's Just Begun" singer suffered from an apparent heart failure in a Las Vegas hospital. read more ... [ Published Jan 18 2012 by Hollywood Reporter - Music ]

Entities: Jimmy Castor, congestive heart failure, Las Vegas (Nevada, United States)

First Reported Jan 17 2012 - Updated Jan 17 2012 - 2 Documents

Saxophonist Jimmy Castor Dies at 71

Jimmy Castor, band leader of the Jimmy Castor Bunch, died Monday (Jan. 16) in Las Vegas. ... [ Published Jan 17 2012 by Billboard.com ]

Entities: Jimmy Castor, Las Vegas (Nevada, United States)