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Jimmy Castor

Manhattan, United States • 1940-01-23 – 2012-01-16

Jimmy Castor is credited on 630 releases across 169 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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630

Pressings credited

169

Albums

8

Decades active

65

In collections

Biography

James Walter Castor (June 23, 1940[n1] – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "The Bertha Butt Boogie", and his biggest hit single, the million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)." Castor has been described as "one of the most sampled artists in music history" by the BBC.

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Credited work

630 releases · 169 albums · active 1956–2024

  • Performance · 1,373
  • Production · 168
  • Other credits · 51
  • Engineering · 4

Studios: RCA Recording Studios · Vidalia Productions · RCA Studios, New York · Armstrong Studios

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