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Jimmy Holiday

United States • 1934-07-24 – 1987-02-15

Jimmy Holiday is credited on 1,939 releases across 462 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,939

Pressings credited

462

Albums

7

Decades active

179

In collections

Biography

Jimmy Holiday (July 24, 1934 – February 15, 1987) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. Holiday was born in Sallis, Mississippi, United States. He recorded for Everest Records in the 1960s and later moved to the New Orleans label Minit Records. His first recording "How Can I Forget" reached the top ten on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1963. His debut album Turning Point peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard R&B albums chart in 1966. Holiday's best-known composition is "Put a Little Love in Your Heart," co-written with Jackie DeShannon and Randy Myers. In the United States, it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1969 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In late 1969, the song reached No. 1 on South Africa's hit parade. Holiday died in 1987 in Iowa City of heart failure.

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1,939 releases · 462 albums · active 1963–2025

  • Performance · 2,200
  • Production · 139
  • Other credits · 48

Studios: Warner Bros. Recording Studios · RPM / Tangerine Studios · RPM International Studios · Audio International Studios

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