Jimmy Hall (born April 26, 1949) is the lead singer and

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player for the

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group, Wet Willie. Hall was born in

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, and reared in

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. He first gained recognition in 1970 as the lead vocalist, saxophonist and harmonica player for Wet Willie. The band’s R&B-infused rock and roll style propelled its biggest hit, “ Keep On Smilin’,” into the Top 10 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart in 1974. Wet Willie released five albums with Capricorn Records before moving to the Epic label in 1977, where its singles “ Street Corner Serenade” and “ Weekend” charted in the Top 40. In 1980, Hall scored a solo hit with the single "I'm Happy that Love Has Found You" (US No. 27, AC No. 30). In May 1982, Hall peaked at No. 77 with the song "Fool for Your Love." From 1982 to 1984, he was one of two frontmen of the group Betts, Hall, Leavell and Trucks. For the ending year, see In 1985, he sang lead vocals on

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's album '' Flash'' and was nominated for a

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for the performance. Hall has also toured with Hank Williams Jr., playing

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and harmonica.

Discography

* ''Touch You'' (

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, 1980)

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No. 183 * ''Cadillac Tracks'' (Epic, 1982) * ''Flash'' (

album), 1985 * ''Rendezvous with Blues'' ( Capricorn, 1996) * ''Triple Trouble'' (Telarc, 2003) with Tommy Castro, Lloyd Jones, Tommy Shannon, Chris Layton * ''All Night All Stars'' ( Capitol, 2003) * ''The Mighty Jeremiahs'' (Ear X-tacy, 2005), with Greg Martin, Mark Hendricks, Jon McGee * ''Build Your Own Fire'' ( Zoho Music, 2007) * ''Shoals Rhythm Collective'' (Music Avenue, 2007) * ''Jeff Beck Live At The Hollywood Bowl (Eagle Vision 2017) * ''Ready Now'' ( Keeping The Blues Alive, 2022)

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hall, Jimmy 1949 births Living people American Southern rock musicians Musicians from Birmingham, Alabama Musicians from Mobile, Alabama Zoho Music artists Rock musicians from Alabama