Jimmy Holiday

born on 24/7/1934 in Sallis, MS, United States

died on 15/2/1987

Jimmy Holiday

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Jimmy Holiday (24 July 1934 15 February 1987) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. Born in Sallis, Mississippi, he recorded for Everest Records in the 1960s and later moved to the New Orleans label Minit.[1] His debut recording "How Can I Forget" reached the top ten on the R&B charts in 1963.[1] Holiday's best-known composition is "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", co-written with Jackie DeShannon and Randy Myers.[1][2]

Jimmy Holiday died in 1987 in Iowa City for heart failure.[1][2]

Notable compositions

  • "Baby I Love You" (Aretha Franklin, 1967)
  • "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (Jackie DeShannon, 1969)
  • "All I Ever Need Is You" (Ray Charles, 1971)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pack, Richard. Jimmy Holiday. Allmusic. Retrieved on 27 October 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Talevski, Nick (2006). Knocking on Heaven's Door: Rock Obituaries, p. 274275, Omnibus Press.
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