Jimmy Clanton
Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938) is an American singer who became known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol". His band recorded a hit song "Just A Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number four on the Billboard chart and sold a million copies. Clanton performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstand and toured with popular artists like Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and the Platters.
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| Claim to fame | Go, Johnny, Go!
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1938
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| Place of birth | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Jimmy Clanton is known for his role in the film Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) as performer: "MY LOVE IS STRONG", "IT TAKES A LONG, LONG TIME", "SHIP ON A STORMY SEA", "ONCE AGAIN" / writer: "MY LOVE IS STRONG", "IT TAKES A LONG, LONG TIME", "SHIP ON A STORMY SEA", "ANGEL FACE".
He is also known for his role in the film Les seigneurs (2012) as performer: "Just a Dream" / writer: "Just a Dream".
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