Jimmy Justice
b. James Little, 15 December 1939, Carlshalton, Surrey, England. Justice signed to Pye Records in 1960, owing partly to fellow stable-mate singer, Emile Ford, who had spotted Jimmy singing in a coffee bar. When Justice’s first two releases failed in the UK, he relocated to Sweden where his cover of the Jarmels’ ‘Little Lonely One’ charted. In 1962 with the help of producer Tony Hatch, he strung together three UK Top 20 hits: the remarkably fresh cover version of the Drifters US hit ‘When My Little Girl Is Smiling’, ‘Ain’t That Funny’ - an original song penned by Johnny Worth - and ‘Spanish Harlem’. Justice spent 1962 commuting between England and Sweden (where he had many previous bookings to honour) but managed, together with his group the Excheckers, to join a Larry Parnes UK tour headed by Billy Fury and Joe Brown. This white singer who possessed a mature, soulful voice, was sometimes called ‘Britain’s Ben E. King’, and caused some controversy when he covered King’s ‘Spanish Harlem’ with an uncannily similar vocal style. Justice also recorded for Decca Records in 1969, RCA Records in 1968 and B&C in 1972.
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Golden Selection (Remastered)
Pop - Erschienen bei Master Tape Records am 19.03.2021
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Ain't That Funny: The Pye Anthology
Pop - Erschienen bei Castle Communications am 30.01.2001
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When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 17.10.2014
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Jimmy Justice - Vintage Sounds
Pop - Erschienen bei The Webengine 2 am 14.01.2022
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Les Idoles De La Musique Anglaise: Jimmy Justice, Vol. 1
Pop - Erschienen bei Mpm am 05.04.2020
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The Two Sides of Jimmy Justice (featuring Bonus Tracks)
Pop - Erschienen bei Stage Door am 01.01.1962
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When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Pop - Erschienen bei RE9 music am 27.02.2015
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Spanish Harlem
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 17.10.2014
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Jimmy Justice - The Selection
Pop - Erschienen bei Vintage Jukebox am 24.06.2020
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Little Lonely One / When My Little Girl Is Smiling (Hi-Fi Remastered)
Rock - Erschienen bei Inter-Phono records am 30.07.2023
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When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 17.10.2014
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Aun't That Funny
Jazz - Erschienen bei Stars and Stripes am 13.10.2014
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Spanish Harlem
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 17.10.2014
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When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Pop - Erschienen bei Jasmine Records am 14.09.2018
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Ain't That Funny (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 8)
Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 02.10.2020
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Parade of Broken Hearts - Jimmy Justice
Pop - Erschienen bei ISIS am 05.11.2021
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When My Little Girl Is Smiling (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 9)
Pop - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 02.10.2020
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Spanish Harlem (UK Chart Top 20 - No. 20)
Rock - Erschienen bei Music Manager am 19.12.2018
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Aun't That Funny
Jazz - Erschienen bei Black Sheep Music am 13.10.2014
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