Limmie Frank Snell, Jr. (October 4, 1948 – May 27, 1986) was an American

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singer.

Background

Limmie Frank Snell, Jr. was born in Dalton,

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, United States. He grew up in

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, and attended McKinley Senior High School, but did not graduate. According to another source, he was born in 1945. As Limmie B. Good, he began

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at the age of 11 for

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and

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. In early 1965, under the name "Lemme B. Good", Snell released the original version of "

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", later a number one hit for the Young Rascals. Later, he formed the group

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Career

Based in Canton, the group

consisted of Snell and two of his sisters, Martha and Jimmie. Jimmie Snell sang lead vocals on both "A Walkin' Miracle" and "You Can Do Magic". The group had one single on

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before signing with

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. In the UK the group had three

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singles, "You Can Do Magic" (No. 3, UK 1973), "Dreamboat," (No. 31, UK 1973) and a

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's "A Walkin' Miracle" (No. 6, UK 1974). After Limmie & Family Cookin' broke up, he remained in the UK and formed Limmie Funk then Limmie Funk Limited, short lived bands who toured the UK in 1976, and whose musicians later had varied success. The first band included Bill Holliday on guitar, who went on to be in Palm Beach Express and then CBS recording artists The Continentals, and also Peter Lodge, who also was a member of Palm Beach Express. Limmie Funk Limited included

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and Phil Towner who, in 1976, formed

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, and the brothers

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and Robert Simon, who joined numerous new wave bands in the late 1970s and 1980s, such as Neo, Girls at Our Best!,

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and

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. Snell wrote, and recorded music until his death from

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in May 1986 in

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, Georgia, and was buried in Canton, Ohio. He had several children and one of his sons, Limmie Snell Junior,
still records music in Europe.

References

External links

Mini biography @ Bucheyebeat.com
* Discogs
Limmie Snell
1948 births 1986 deaths American soul musicians 20th-century African-American male singers Singers from Alabama Deaths from kidney failure in the United States 20th-century American musicians 20th-century American singers 20th-century American male singers Psycho Records artists Pye Records artists {{US-singer-stub