Go Jimmy Go
Jimmy Clanton Lyrics
I told her when it comes to talking
I'm the sweetest sweet talker in the world
Well, she said you better start talking
If you want me to be your girl
And she said, go, Jimmy, go, go, Jimmy, go
Well, I talked to her off the floor when she said
Go, Jimmy, go
I told when it comes to dancing
I'm the best young dancer in the land
And then she took my hand
And then she said, go, Jimmy, go, go, Jimmy, go
Well, I talked to her off the floor when she said
Go, Jimmy, go
And she said, go, Jimmy, go, go, Jimmy, go
Well, I talked to her off the floor when she said
Go, Jimmy, go
I told her when it comes to kissing
I ain't nothing but a kissing fool
She started to giggle when I told her
That I'd teach her things she'd never learn in school
And she said, go, Jimmy, go, go, Jimmy, go
Well, I talked her off the floor when she said
Go, Jimmy, go, go, Jimmy, go, go, Jimmy, go
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Written by: Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
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Jimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1940 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school.
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as 'Just a Dream' and 'Venus in Blue Jeans'. He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years. Read Full BioJimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1940 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school.
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as 'Just a Dream' and 'Venus in Blue Jeans'. He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years.
Clanton became a disc jockey in the 1970s and performed in an oldies revue, The Masters of Rock 'n' Roll, with Troy Shondell, Ray Peterson, and Ronnie Dove. He is reputed to have had a religious conversion in the 1980s. In the 1995 Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Clanton performed with Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Frankie "Sea Cruise" Ford.
Clanton starred in a rock 'n' roll movie produced by Alan Freed called "Go Johnny Go," and later starred in "Teenage Millionaire."
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as 'Just a Dream' and 'Venus in Blue Jeans'. He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years. Read Full BioJimmy Clanton was born 2 September 1940 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, and formed his first band in 1956 while in high school.
One of the few white singers to come out of the New Orleans R&B/rock & roll sound (he was known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol"), he rode the crest of the popular teen music wave in the 1950s and '60s with such songs as 'Just a Dream' and 'Venus in Blue Jeans'. He even continued to release hits after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1961 and served for two years.
Clanton became a disc jockey in the 1970s and performed in an oldies revue, The Masters of Rock 'n' Roll, with Troy Shondell, Ray Peterson, and Ronnie Dove. He is reputed to have had a religious conversion in the 1980s. In the 1995 Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Clanton performed with Ray Charles, Chuck Berry, and Frankie "Sea Cruise" Ford.
Clanton starred in a rock 'n' roll movie produced by Alan Freed called "Go Johnny Go," and later starred in "Teenage Millionaire."
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palehorseone
Great music like this is timeless -- it never gets old!
sauquoit13456
On this day in 1960 {February 1st} "Go, Jimmy, Go" by Jimmy Clanton peaked at #5 {for 1 week} on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; it had entered the chart exactly two months earlier on December 1st, 1959 and spent 16 weeks on the Top 100...
It reached #19 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
Between 1958 and 1969 he had twelve records on the Top 100; with three making the Top 10 {the other two were; "Just A Dream" at #4 in 1958 and "Venus In Blue Jeans" at #7 in 1962}...
Mr. Clanton celebrated his 75th birthday five months ago on September 2nd {2013}...
JoJo EarthGirl
Timeless classic...just like Jimmy...!...Love 'em...!
killuminati63
i love this oldies ' teenage dance' stuff jimmy clanton is really truly a great artist ! also LOVING the sax !! thank you for sharing! :)
brownies4you
I had such a huge crush on this little guy when I was in high school. I thought he had the coolest hair! I still remember how quickly the dance floor would fill up when this hoppin' little tune hit the speakers. I hear it while typing this and I'm actually bouncing along with the beat. Thank you very much!
Vin D
It was called a "jelly roll."
Christina Wagner
This song was in the top 10 in the world charts in 1960
MrTristan1235
This is a great song and I met Jimmy yesterday which was pretty cool.
Raymond Malcuit
THIS SONG WENT TO NUMBER 5 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT-100 CHART IN 1960.
Alicia D
"He told her when it comes to kissin' he was nuthin but a kissin' fool. She started to giggle & he told her he'd teach her things she never learned in school". Go Jimmy Go!! Priceless oldies lyrics