Jimmy Castor

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Castor died On Monday, in Henderson, Nevada at The age of 71.   In addition to being able to play a Number of instruments, most notably The saxophone and bongos, Jimmy was Quite comfortable performing in a Varied array of musical styles including Doo-Wop, Latin soul, and Funk.   His band the "Jimmy Castor Bunch" had A huge unforeseen influence on Hip Hop Culture when a sample of his song "It's Just Begun" was played during A D.J. Battle scene in the 1983 movie "Flashdance."   Here's the Jimmy Castor Bunch with two Performances of "It's Just Begun", filmed 37 years apart.   Now 2010:   http://www.jazzonthetube.com/page/9050.html     Then 1973:   http://www.jazzonthetube.com/page/9051.html         - Lester Perkins Jazz on the Tube