Thursday, 19 January 2012

Soul musician Jimmy Castor dies at the age of 71

Jimmy Castor  



Soul saxophonist and singer Jimmy Castor, one of the most sampled artists in music history, has died aged 71.
 Castor’s musical legacy is one that has long been appreciated by the hip-hop community, with producers like Kayne West and The Jungle Brothers regularly dipping into his discography for sample sources. My favorite was of course "It's Just Begun."

Indulge and bath in soul goodness.

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38 comments:

  1. InfinitePlans19 January 2012 at 01:04

    Sad to hear. :(

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  2. MadTingz19 January 2012 at 01:18

    sad to hear one of the greats has left us

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  3. Anonymous19 January 2012 at 01:32

    :( was doing great music

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  4. Baur19 January 2012 at 01:35

    Sorry to hear!

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  5. Jaclyn19 January 2012 at 02:01

    Always sad to hear when someone passes. He'll go down in history for his music.

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  6. Pat Hatt19 January 2012 at 02:02

    Sad indeed, heard more of his music than I knew, never knew he did it at the time.

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  7. Shockgrubz19 January 2012 at 02:07

    He sure could sing and play that sax with the funk!

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  8. Unknown19 January 2012 at 02:43

    He was from my era and these clothes and the set designs take me back. Yeah, I'm that old. I've never heard of the sampled stuff, just the original music.

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  9. Bersercules19 January 2012 at 02:57

    This is sad news. But at least his music survives!

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  10. Mad Mike Brewing19 January 2012 at 03:09

    That is sad news. I am a fan of his music. Thanks for spreading the word!

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  11. SammyK19 January 2012 at 03:19

    A great sax player and depressing news. I didn't know his work is used frequently for samples.

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  12. confictushome19 January 2012 at 03:20

    Never heard of him, but isn't surprising. There is a lot I've never heard before.

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  13. Bloggerage19 January 2012 at 04:46

    I'm sure it will be a long time before this man is forgotten. He will leave quite an impression. :)

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  14. Drowning in a sea of music19 January 2012 at 05:18

    He kept music alive...so dies music with him...

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  15. Dani19 January 2012 at 07:56

    So sad, he was brill, love this track, but also like Troglodyte, (purely for the fun aspect) & Love love love Supersound, music's lost a great, sad times :((

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  16. BillyRip19 January 2012 at 08:02

    RIP, you will be missed.

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  17. Aida19 January 2012 at 09:43

    R.I.P.

    http://placequotehere.blogspot.com

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  18. JDC19 January 2012 at 10:16

    Didn't know him, but the loss of a true musician (not just someone using auto tunes) is always sad.

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  19. Chris19 January 2012 at 10:19

    R.I.P
    He will not be forgotten

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  20. Andy Santana19 January 2012 at 11:04

    Nice.
    xoxo

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  21. Trainer19 January 2012 at 12:09

    Sad news, he will never be forgotten, RIP

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  22. Gerd v. K.19 January 2012 at 12:19

    RIP... Awsome musican...

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  23. NayNaySIXX19 January 2012 at 12:23

    Sad news
    RIP

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  24. [[AguiLeons]]19 January 2012 at 13:37

    thats sad

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  25. Tim19 January 2012 at 15:59

    RIP very upsetting!

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  26. zabuzar19 January 2012 at 16:37

    Rest in Peace prince :(

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  27. Melanie19 January 2012 at 18:38

    so sad...RIP..

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  28. Anonymous19 January 2012 at 19:12

    Why the good ones? why not Bieber or Jeniffer Lopez?

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  29. choms19 January 2012 at 19:55

    so sad :( next good man is dead :(

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  30. Anonymous19 January 2012 at 19:57

    :'(

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  31. Adam19 January 2012 at 20:29

    sad to see a legend die

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  32. The Angry Lurker19 January 2012 at 20:36

    I didn't know much about him until now, sad news.

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  33. darpee19 January 2012 at 21:06

    Ow, RIP

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  34. DEZMOND19 January 2012 at 21:49

    I must admit I've never heard of him, RIP Castor.

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  35. Teeeha19 January 2012 at 22:38

    RIP castor

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  36. justjoe22 January 2012 at 03:24

    Goodnight, sweet prince. :( So sad.

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  37. T. Roger Thomas23 January 2012 at 05:32

    That's unfortunate

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