Jimmy Radcliffe

Musically talented Jimmy Radcliffe was born November 18, 1936, in New York City and sang in his church's choir before venturing into secular music while serving a mid-'50s stint in the Air Force, where he formed the Fascinators and also performed solo. The highlight of his military warbling was an appearance on the armed forces network in Germany. When his duties ended in 1958, he returned to New York and sang in street corner groups that occasionally played neighborhood venues. Some demos he cut and persuaded a local DJ to play caught the ears of a Musicor Records' executive,...