Jimmy Castor (Jan. 23, 1940 — Jan. 16, 2012) was an American R&B saxophonist and vocalist who briefly sang with Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers during the mid-1950s. After cutting a solo album for Smash Records in 1967, he formed the Castor Bunch. The band released three albums on RCA Victor in 1972 and 1973, followed by five albums on Atlantic between 1974 and 1977.
Castor Bunch Members: Jimmy Castor (alto/tenor saxophone, percussion, piano, vocals), Gerry Thomas (keyboards, trumpet), Doug Gibson (bass), Harry Jensen (guitar), Lenny Fridle Jr. (percussion)
Discography:
- Hey Leroy, Your Mama’s Calling (1967)
- It’s Just Begun (1972 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- Phase Two (1972 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- Dimension III (1973)
- Butt of Course… (1974 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- The Everything Man (1974)
- From the Roots (1975)
- Supersound (1975 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- E-Man Groovin’ (1976 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- Maximum Stimulation (1977 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- Let It Out (1978 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1979 • The Jimmy Castor Bunch)
- C (1980)
- Remembers Yesterday (1981)
- The Return of Leroy (1983)
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