Now Is The Time - Jimmy James And The Vagabonds 7" 45

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U.S. 12-inch single A1. "Jimmy James" (single version) – 3:05 A2. "Jimmy James" (LP version) – 3:14 A3. "Jimmy James" (original original version) – 3:42 B1. "The Maestro" – 2:52 B2. "Boomin' Granny" – 2:18 B3. "Drinkin' Wine" – 4:42 European 12-inch single A2. "Jimmy James" (LP version) – 3:14 A3. "Jimmy James" (original original version) – 3:42 B1. "The Maestro" – 2:52 B2. "Boomin' Granny" – 2:18 UK 12-inch single Frozen Metal Head EP A1. "Jimmy James" (single version) – 3:05 A2. "So What'cha Want" (All the Way freestyle version) – 3:37 B1. "Jimmy James" (original original version) – 3:42 B2. "Drinkin' Wine" – 4:42 After the war, he married Madge who was a nurse, who he met in an Officers Club at Vlotho in Germany. Their honeymoon was a remarkable journey as they drove to the far tip of Norway in a former German Army VW Beetle.

MC: Voices like yours are crucial to the community, as you were part of the entertainment industry when it was not as easy. Jimmy James and the Vagabonds review". BBC Music: Lincolnshire. Archived from the original on 22 September 2008. They signed a recording contract with Pye Records and released their best known studio album, The New Religion in 1966. The band also played as support for The Who, and Sonny & Cher, Rod Stewart (who was also on Pye Records at the time), and The Rolling Stones. The band often used the Abbey Road Studios, once being there at the same time as The Beatles were recording. Their live performance was captured in the album, London Swings – Live at the Marquee Club, also featuring The Alan Bown Set. Jimmy James and the Vagabonds were labelmates and rivals of Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band. Michael " Jimmy" James (born 13 September 1940) [2] is a British-Jamaican soul singer, [2] [3] known for songs like "Come to Me Softly", " Now Is the Time" and " I'll Go Where Your Music Takes Me". Based in Britain, he has performed as the lead singer of Jimmy James and the Vagabonds since the mid-1960s. [2] Career [ edit ]a b c "James, Jimmy". British Film Institute Film & Television Database. Archived from the original on 26 October 2008 . Retrieved 24 January 2009. Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James, MC, RAF (17 April 1915 – 18 January 2008) was a British survivor of The Great Escape. He was an officer of the Royal Air Force, ultimately reaching (some years after the Great Escape) the rank of Squadron Leader. William Ash; Brendan Foley (2005). Under the Wire: The Wartime Memoir of a Spitfire Pilot, Legendary Escape Artist and 'cooler King' . Bantam. ISBN 978-0-593-05408-6. While at Barnsley Catholic Club James found Bernard Manning an agent, who was able to find him a job as a singer with a band. [13] Radio [ edit ]

JIMMY JAMES & THE VAGABONDS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 25 May 2021. The police located him a few years later at the age of twelve by which time he had become a seasoned performer. [6] He was born as James Casey on 20 May 1892, the eldest of four sons of Jeremiah Casey, an iron puddler or steelmaker, [2] [6] Michael Cook: For those that have never seen Jimmy James on stage, how would you describe your performance style and “drag” as a whole? MC: You have accomplished so much doing, from doing brilliant impersonations and recording your own music; what is one avenue you have not explored that you want to?Following initial interrogation, James and a small band of others were taken to Berlin and paraded through the capital. Manchester Celebrities, Television, Film, Media & Broadcasting". Manchester UK. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008 . Retrieved 24 January 2009. After James' death in 1965, Woods stooged for many other comedians, most frequently Les Dawson, throughout the Sez Les (1972-74) era. Woods' doleful demeanour and gangling figure had an obvious appeal for children and he was a perennial pantomime favourite. His most memorable booking on a personal level must have been in 1976 at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, where he met Alexis Stanfield, the dancer who would become his wife. They married in 1978 (Les Dawson was best man) and that Christmas Woods joined Dawson, Roy Barraclough and Peter Goodwright in Babes in the Wood at the Alhambra, Bradford (1978). By the time Woods fetched up at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham in 1986, for Robinson Crusoe with Rod Hull and Emu, he was the proud father of two. a b c "Mancunian Film Studio - Biographies of the Stars". It's A Hot'un. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009 . Retrieved 24 January 2009. James was posted to No. 9 Squadron RAF at RAF Honington in April 1940 after completing his flying training. He was a second pilot of a Wellington bomber when he was shot down over the Netherlands on 5th June 1940 and he was then taken prisoner. As a POW

George, Gerry. "1950's British TV Memories". Whirligig TV . Retrieved 24 January 2009. ; "Meet the Champ". British TV Resources . Retrieved 24 January 2009. ; "Meet the Champ (TV Series 1960)". IMDb . Retrieved 30 October 2010. At the end of the war he was awarded the Military Cross (MC) and Mentioned in Despatches [6] for his repeated escape attempts. The citation for his MC was published in a supplement to the London Gazette of 14 May 1946 (dated 17 May 1946) and read: [7] a b "Jimmy James Biography". Answers. 13 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009 . Retrieved 26 October 2015. From Berlin, James was moved to the notoriously bleak Stalag Luft I at Barth on the northern coast of Germany. The camp was still under construction at this stage of the war and the reality was that the Germans were only slowly coming to terms with POWs. Within a matter of days, Jimmy and W/Cdr John ‘Death’ Shore were planning an escape– the route was to be via the camp incinerator. Digging a highly audacious tunnel, John Shore managed to clear the wire and escape, whilst Jimmy was caught in the act and sent directly to the cooler.James married shortly after the war to a nurse, Madge, he met in an Officers Club at Vlotho in Germany. Their honeymoon was in itself a remarkable journey as they drove to the far tip of Norway in a former German Army VW Beetle.

At the Sunderland Empire James met Isabelle Darby, a music hall dancer and they married in 1921; [1] [6] they had one son, James Casey junior. In February 2014, the song "Whatever You Need", written by drummer Russ Courtenay and Harriet Roberts featured on Tina Turner's album, Love Songs.JJ: It will get better, we just have to keep our eyes on the prize! Stay unified, always pursue & defend Equality! We deserve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness just like anybody else; we have inalienable rights too. This administration is making it so hard, but we will win and I’m encouraged with people like RuPaul, Ellen, Anderson Cooper, Andy Cohen, Leslie Jordan Lady Bunny and so many others who are out in the media. Look at someone like Bianca Del Rio killing it worldwide; they represent us! The young queens coming up should keep spreading the light and love message of inclusion. James had limited use for jokes as such, preferring to say things in a humorous manner, sometimes in surreal situations and as such was seen by some as well ahead of his time. The song's lyrics spoke of environmental issues, urging people to take immediate action. [5] Robin Carmody of Freaky Trigger praised the song as a "heartbreakingly naive" example of "singalong mid-70s pop". [1] a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p.279. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. James was born in India, the son of a tea-planter, Herbert Mark James (son of Canon Mark James) and his wife Elizabeth Isabella Loosemore. James was educated at The King’s School, Canterbury. Returning to London following his mother’s death, James and his father started a tea importing business that suffered from the 1930s economic downturn and ultimately failed. Soon after, his father died of pneumonia which left Jimmy alone. Recalling that he had relatives in the United States, he worked his passage on a coal ship across the Atlantic, often acting as pilot due to the drunken nature of the crew. Upon arrival, he soon realised that his relatives were also suffering due to the Great Depression that was sweeping across the US.