Power To The Peephole - The Official ILM Jimmy Castor Thread

POWER TO THE PEEPHOLE!!!

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HEY LEROY!!!!

ya mama

Where should I go from "Troglodyte"?

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"it's just begun" is a classic jam beloved by b-boys and disco dudes alike but this song is tied as my favorite by JC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y09aFRn9gc

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i had potential on 45 and i WORE IT OUT.

I was listening to Phase Two yesterday and i could have wept cuz it sounded so beautiful.

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i got my first copy of this last year and if i ever have a dance party it's going on and it's going on loud:

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FUN FACT:

"Castor then replaced Frankie Lymon in The Teenagers in 1957 before switching to the saxophone in 1960."

Apparently, he died today. Huge bummer. RIP.

http://www.prefixmag.com/news/rip-funk-musician-jimmy-castor/60607/

A lot of weird records on the radio when I was 10, but "Troglodyte" was maybe the weirdest.

Shame. The obits are finally showing up.

Damn, RIP

feel the music in yr gut/get up & move yr butt

RIP. Very familiar with his Atlantic output, any recs for the Smash 45s and/or other early cuts?

RIP. Two of my favorite discoveries when making my 1975 CDRGO were "King Kong" and "The Berta Butt Boogie." "Whoo-woo-woo-wooo, woo-woo, woo-woo, WHOOoo!"

I whipped up a quick Spotify tribute at work. Will clean it up later: RIP Jimmy Castor

No Phase Two or Just Begun available on Spotify, though.

It's only becoming clear to me right now what a badass this guy was.
He's genuinely funny and funky as hell.

from Shocklee:

'We salute this man for influencing a generation of music fans, b-boys and b-girls and seekers of the beat. Jimmy’s music greatly influenced the beginnings of early hip hop culture and his work has been recognized by many as a significant part of our modern day pop culture history. His second album as part of the group, the Jimmy Castor Bunch and single by the same name, ‘It’s Just Begun’ [1972, RCA] will go down in dancefloor and music sampling history as one of the all-time greats.'

http://shocklee.com/2012/01/rip-jimmy-castor/

A genuine weirdo, and he recorded better novelty stuff, but his biggest pop hit makes me go ugh.

His performance on the SOUL show is p incredible, made me a convert

That is weird that "It's Just Begun" never charted. Discogs seems to show that in the US it was only on a 1970 single on the Kinetic label (which I've never heard of).

badass

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