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BILL AND RICH OF THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ART OF "LITTLE" JIMMY SCOTT,  INVITING YOU TO BATHE IN THE HONEYED TONES OF THIS  INIMITABLE VOICE.

BILL AND RICH OF THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ART OF "LITTLE" JIMMY SCOTT, INVITING YOU TO BATHE IN THE HONEYED TONES OF THIS INIMITABLE VOICE.

Released Saturday, 30th March 2024
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BILL AND RICH OF THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ART OF "LITTLE" JIMMY SCOTT,  INVITING YOU TO BATHE IN THE HONEYED TONES OF THIS  INIMITABLE VOICE.

BILL AND RICH OF THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ART OF "LITTLE" JIMMY SCOTT, INVITING YOU TO BATHE IN THE HONEYED TONES OF THIS INIMITABLE VOICE.

BILL AND RICH OF THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ART OF "LITTLE" JIMMY SCOTT,  INVITING YOU TO BATHE IN THE HONEYED TONES OF THIS  INIMITABLE VOICE.

BILL AND RICH OF THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS CELEBRATE THE LIFE AND ART OF "LITTLE" JIMMY SCOTT, INVITING YOU TO BATHE IN THE HONEYED TONES OF THIS INIMITABLE VOICE.

Saturday, 30th March 2024
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Jimmy Scott / James Victor Scott (1925-2014)

When Jimmy was first heard on records, the audience assumed it was a woman. He was a one of a kind jazz vocalist, a phenomenon who lived a challenging existence, trying to negotiate his intersexuality with the prejudicial attitudes and toxic stigma of the 1940s and 50s. This caused him to adopt an aggressively “male” stance in order to survive and maintain his equilibrium. The 60s and 70s brought some improvement - career wise, but his greatest recognition found him towards the end of his life.  There is, however, an abundant and glorious discography that he left behind for the ages.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/jimmy-scott-hard-luck-singer-with-a-haunting-voice-dies-at-88/2014/06/13/270725b6-48c3-11e3-a196-3544a03c2351_story.html

https://www.discogs.com/artist/129731-Jimmy-Scott

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DIG THIS WITH BILL MESNIK AND RICH BUCKLAND- THE SPLENDID BOHEMIANS

My Fellow Americans, Life is actually just a microscopic, deluded moment in time, so let's cut to the freakin' chase. One look at our impending election debacle can solidify my case. It has been my contention since birth, that the answer to every difficulty we encounter on this sacred yet demented Stone, can be revealed with ultimate clarity through the ultra neurotic engagements of Music, Art, Literature, Film, Poetry and a good Pastrami sandwich. Why would any sane human spend so must time on a film set (Do you know how long you gotta wait until your 8 second deliverance of an edited beyond repair line gets a chance to become a professional embarrassment etched in time forever? ) or expend so much energy in a recording studio, piecing together another ode to a man or woman who could not care less how much love existed within your digestive tract? It's all about hymns and prayers and a quest for mercy and forgiveness and silence and faith. We were blessed with Charles Bukowski,  Gene Chandler, Lenny Bruce, Mitch Ryder and a legion of creative explorers whose influences provided the air we breathe.  So Let's Dance! This site shall explore the reaper, find a way to disarm the stench of injustice, discover some true loves and talk it all over before it's all over. So what's the worst that our desires could produce? Failure? So sue me. I'm going to require your assistance in making as much trouble for the grown-ups as possible. Let the record show that my childish heart yearns to disrupt the madness. Join me Ladies and Germs!

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