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Little Lonely One by Jimmy Justice

Artist Biography For Jimmy Justice

There Are 2 Artists Under This Name. The Following Are Arranged According To Prominence. 1 James Anthony Bernard Little Better Known By His Stage Name Jimmy Justice Born 15 December 1939 Bermondsey Was An English Pop Singer. He Scored Three Top 40 Hits In The UK In 1962. As A Young Man James Little Befriended Dave And George Sweetman Who Were Stepbrothers Of Emile Ford. Because Of This Little Was Occasionally Invited To Sing With The Checkmates And Was Encouraged By Ford To Start His Own Group. After Competing In A Talent Show He Was Noticed By Executives From EMI But He Eventually Signed With Pye Records Instead At The Urging Of Ford. His Debut Single Credited To "JJ & The Jury" Was 1960's "I Understand". While "The Jury" Was The Name Used For Justice's Subsequent Backing Band On This First Recording He Is Backed By The Checkmates. Despite The Single's Lack Of Success Pye Offered Him A Three-Year Recording Contract. While Visiting His Girlfriend Who Lived In Sweden He Sang In Clubs And On Radio And Television Resulting In His First Major Exposure Eventually He Would Score A Major Hit In Sweden With The Tune "Little Lonely One" Originally By The Jarmels. He Remained In Sweden During The Time That His Records Began To Break In The UK With Three Of Them Hitting The UK Singles Chart In 1962 "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" #9 March "Ain't That Funny" #8 June And "Spanish Harlem" #20 August . 2 His Version Of "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" Had Competition From Both The Drifters Original Cut UK #31 And Craig Douglas' Cover UK #9 . Because Of His General Absence In UK At The Time His Records Hit The Charts He Was Unable To Capitalize Fully On His Popularity In His Home Country. Meanwhile Kapp Records Picked Up "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" For Distribution In The U.S. Where It Peaked At #127. His Records Were Also Popular Throughout Continental Europe And In Australia. Justice Released A Full-Length Album I Wake Up Crying In 1963 But Soon Faded In The Wake Of The Beat Group Explosion. The Album Included A Cover Of Clyde McPhatter's Hit - "Since You've Been Gone". In 2001 50 Of His Pye Recordings Were Released On Two Compact Discs By Castle Music. 2 Jimmy Justiceis A Fastcore / Powerviolence Band From Denmark Http //www.Myspace.Com/jimmyjusticeband Http //thefatpunk.Dk/index.Php?underside Danish.Php#Jimmy Justice

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