R.I.P. Jimmy Castor

James Dean · **Joined:** 05 May 2007 **Posts:** 2150

Nice obit in the NY Times for him, most remember him for Bertha Butt but he had some nice fusion skills, exemplified by "It's Just Begun." Ground-breaking artist in his own right as far as I am concerned.

alantig · 20 Sep 2006

I loved "Bertha Butt Boogie", but couldn't own a copy - every 45 I bought skipped. I went through about 6 or 7 copies before I finally gave up. Never did get to dig into his other stuff.

Alan

Lawrence Talbot · 31 Jan 2007

I picked up the It's Just Begun / Phase Two two-fer a few years back, just to replace a worn out copy of the "Troglodyte" single. Really fun & funky stuff, as is E-Man Groovin', my favorite Castor album.. RIP JC

Jimbo · 19 Jul 2006

Since I have to own a best-of by everybody, I have this comp from Rhino, which includes all 4 of Castor's Hot 100 singles. I definitely remember "Troglodyte" and "Bertha Butt Boogie" on WABC.

cryton · **Joined:** 06 Feb 2007 **Posts:** 5216

I think I still have an old 45 of "Troglodyte" lying around the house somewhere.

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R.I.P. Jimmy Castor

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