On this day, September 2, 1938, Jimmy Clanton was born.

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Thu Sep 2, 2021: On this day, September 2, 1938, Jimmy Clanton was born.

Jimmy Clanton



Clanton in 1975

Background information
Born: September 2, 1938 (age 84); Raceland, Louisiana, United States
Years active: 1956–present
Labels: Ace
Website: www.jimmyclanton.com

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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History

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In 1963, American Bandstand signed Clanton to Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars national U.S. tour which was scheduled to perform its 15th show on the night of November 22, 1963, at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, Texas, until suddenly the Friday-evening event had to be canceled moments after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated that afternoon while touring Dallas in an open-car caravan.

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I can't find a video of him performing this back in the '50s. During revival shows, yes, but not on American Bandstand. Here's the audio:

JIMMY CLANTON Just A Dream 1958
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