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Jimmy Castor

real name James W. 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

Credits

169

Albums

8

Decades active

73

In collections

Biography

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James Walter Castor (Manhattan, New York, January 23, 1940 – Henderson, Nevada, January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "Bertha Butt Boogie", and the biggest hit single, million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)."

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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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