Garnet Mimms - I'll Take Good Care Of You - Live 1966 -

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Garnet Mimms, born in Ashland, West Virginia, is an American singer influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would record his first record (in 1953), the Norfolk Four. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and formed doo-wop group The Gainors in 1958. In 1961 Mimms and Sam Bell from The Gainors left to form a new group, Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters with Zola Pearnell and Charles Boyer. The group moved to New York and began to work with successful songwriter/record producer Bert Berns. Berns signed them to the United Artists label and wrote the hit "Cry Baby" for them with songwriting partner Jerry Ragovoy. The song topped the R&B chart and went to #4 on the pop chart in 1963 and paved the way for soul hits by Aretha Franklin and Otis Redding later in the decade. Mimms went solo and performed another Berns and Ragovoy hit "Take Good Care Of You" in 1966. Mimms worked with Jimi Hendrix in England the following year. He did some recording on the MGM and Verve Records labels. In the 1970s he released a few funk songs as Garnet Mimms and the Truckin' Company. Mimms was given a Pioneer Award in 1999 by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

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Uploaded: April 11, 2008 at 11:21 am
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Emryld333 (Thursday 30th of October 2008 05:10:21 PM)
Garnet Mimms first tried boxing-we're all the richer that that didn't work out!
gcama10 (Saturday 27th of September 2008 09:23:17 PM)
Why have I never heard this song?!?!
isleyrundgren (Monday 22nd of September 2008 05:41:27 AM)
Great clip, Im always wary when any act sings live, 'cause that's where the men are separated from the boys, some of those 'boys' can be cruelly exposed. Garnet gives a solid, gritty performance, this dude can sing. I loved this song when i first heard it all those years ago.I bought the vinyl single years later ,and love aside from Garnets voice, the gospelly piano and background vocals. The piano and background vocals were missing in the live performance, yet Garnet still delivered. Brill !!
speedy45rpm (Tuesday 2nd of September 2008 05:23:29 AM)
Spectacular clip. Why Garnett Mimms isn't the most famous soul singer in history is beyond me. Thanks so much for posting this.
tomlynch42 (Friday 29th of August 2008 12:26:27 AM)
Good gracious & mercy me!!! Outstanding!!! Could our hearts stand Otis & Garnet teaming up on this? The mind reels!!! Thank you for this posting.
beefoneeto (Friday 11th of July 2008 01:52:00 AM)
Just superb-Garnett could bring it as well as anyone.Probably the most underrated soul singer of his time.
sixbebig (Saturday 19th of July 2008 12:34:18 AM)
have you heard "quiet place" by garnett mimms,it's tight!
5291791 (Wednesday 2nd of July 2008 05:23:37 AM)
Was that Otis RockHouse Redding doing the Introductions.Damm
iamroberty (Friday 20th of June 2008 07:23:42 AM)
Otis introducing Garnet Mimms? Where did this clip come from?
stOOpid68 (Tuesday 24th of June 2008 04:38:31 AM)
introduced by Otis, what an honour!! kinda like Pele sayin "oh yeah , this kid can play a bit"!!! has anyone got "As Long As I Have You" btw?? *****! classic clip + nice post!! Lee Liverpool Mods.