Thursday, May 17, 2012

May 18, 1963: Jimmy Soul reached #1 on the Billboard chart with "If You Wanna Be Happy" (Making him a "two-hit wonder")

May 18, 1963:

Jimmy Soul reached #1 on the Billboard chart with "If You Wanna Be Happy", a song about the benefits of marrying an ugly woman…


In 1962, Jimmy Soul hit #22 the with "Twistin' Matilda"


 On May 18, 1963, Jimmy reached #1 on the Billboard chart with "If You Wanna Be Happy", a song about the benefits of marrying an ugly woman. It would prove to be his final entry…


 The follow-up "Treat 'Em Tough" flopped completely, after which Jimmy entered the US Army…


Jimmy Soul died of a heart attack in 1988, aged 45…


R.I.P. Jimmy Soul  

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