Jimmy James Ross
James Albert Abraham (April 10, 1936, Trinidad and Tobago – March 21, 2000, Wiekevorst, Belgium), known as Jimmy James Ross or Mel Turner, was a singer and composer mostly known for his 1981 boogie hit in England, "First True Love Affair". He joined the US Navy at a young age as a cook. Later in life, he took his mother's last name, Ross.
Also recorded as James Albert Abraham · Mel Turner · Jimmy Ross
Jimmy James Ross
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- 1936 · Trinidad and Tobago.
- Died
- 2000 · Belgium.
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- United States
- Occupation
- musician
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Born at Trinidad and Tobago in 1936, died in Belgium in 2000.
Jimmy James Ross (1936–2000) was an American musician.
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- 1.'They Killed the King' - Bobbejaan Records - B.S. 111-A - May 14, 1968.
- 2.Bobbejaan - Publisher Kannibaal and Bobbejaan Records, 2011 -
- 3.— "They Killed a King" by Sam Moore - Headline News Belgium, April 4, 2014 – 19:00
- 4.7. Ross, Jimmy "First True Love Affair" - Vol. 4 Issue 19 Sep 26 - Oct 9, 1981
- 5.Archived copy. AllMusic.
- 6.#90 Hot Soul Singles - 3 October 1981, Billboard
- 7.Bobbejaan - Publisher Kannibaal and Bobbejaan Records, 2011 -
- 8.NYC, Here He Comes! Sam Moore Gears Up for Big Week in the Big Apple — Apr 1, 14 by EurPublisher.
- 9.They Killed a King - Headline News Belgium, Het VRT-Journaal, April 4, 2014 – 19:00
- 10.Remembering the Dream with Sam Moore on msnbc, April 7, 2014
- 11.'They Killed a King', cover by Sam Moore, written by Bobbejaan Schoepen and Jimmy James Ross
- 12.Sam Moore's "They Killed a King" remembers the murder of MLK and its legacy - Backstreets.com, April 8, 2014
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