Limmie Snell
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Limmie Snell | |
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| Also known as | Lemme B. Good, Limmie |
| Born | October 4, 1948 Dalton, Alabama,U.S. |
| Origin | Canton, Ohio,United States |
| Died | May 27, 1986(aged 37) Atlanta,Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | Rhythm and blues,soul |
| Labels | Mercury Records,Psycho Records,Pye |
Limmie Frank Snell, Jr.(October 4, 1948 – May 27, 1986)[1]was an Americansoulsinger.
Background
[edit]Limmie Frank Snell, Jr. was born in Dalton,Alabama,United States. He grew up inCanton, Ohio,[2]and attended McKinley Senior High School, but did not graduate.
According to another source, he was born in 1945.[3]As Limmie B. Good, he beganrecordingat the age of 11 forColumbia Records,[2]Mercury RecordsandWarner Bros. Records.In early 1965, under the name "Lemme B. Good", Snell released the original version of "Good Lovin'",later a number one hit for theYoung Rascals.
Later, he formed the groupLimmie & Family Cookin'.[4]
Career
[edit]Based in Canton, the groupLimmie & Family Cookin'consisted of Snell and two of his sisters, Martha and Jimmie. Jimmie Snell sang lead vocals on both "A Walkin' Miracle" and "You Can Do Magic". The group had one single onScepter Recordsbefore signing withAtco Records.In the UK the group had threehitsingles, "You Can Do Magic" (No. 3, UK 1973), "Dreamboat," (No. 31, UK 1973) and acover versionofThe Essex's "A Walkin' Miracle" (No. 6, UK 1974).[5]
After Limmie & Family Cookin' broke up, he remained in the UK and formed Limmie Funk then Limmie Funk Limited, short lived bands who toured the UK in 1976, and whose musicians later had varied success. The first band included Bill Holliday on guitar, who went on to be in Palm Beach Express and then CBS recording artists The Continentals, and also Peter Lodge, who also was a member of Palm Beach Express. Limmie Funk Limited includedTony Mansfield,Nick Strakerand Phil Towner who, in 1976, formedNew Musik,and the brothersPaulandRobert Simon,who joined numerousnew wavebands in the late 1970s and 1980s, such asNeo,Girls at Our Best!,Radio Stars,Cowboys International,UltravoxandMagazine.
Snell wrote, and recorded music until his death fromrenal failurein May 1986 inAtlanta,Georgia, and was buried in Canton, Ohio.
He had several children and one of his sons, Limmie Snell Junior,[6]still records music in Europe.
References
[edit]- ^"Limmie Frank Snell Jr".Find a Grave.RetrievedMay 13,2021.
- ^abHamilton, Andrew."Biography: Limmie & the Family Cooking".AllMusic.RetrievedFebruary 16,2011.
- ^Room, Adrian (July 26, 2010).Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins.McFarland. p. 200.ISBN978-0-7864-4373-4.RetrievedMarch 20,2011.
- ^Larkin, Colin (October 1, 2002).The Virgin encyclopedia of 70s music.Virgin. p. 238.ISBN978-1-85227-947-9.RetrievedMarch 20,2011.
- ^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 322.ISBN1-904994-10-5.
- ^[1][dead link]
External links
[edit]- Mini biography @ Bucheyebeat
- Discogs -Limmie Snell
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