Jimmy James and The Vagabonds had a huge following in the UK (Picture: Facebook)
The Vagabonds frontman Jimmy James, who performed alongside Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones, has died aged 84.
Soul legend James was behind the hit ballad Come to Me Softly before being recruited by ska and soul band The Vagabonds.
The group had two hits in the UK in the 70s, I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me and Now Is the Time, and regularly headlined soul and 60s festivals.
His family confirmed his death in the Jamaica Observer. They said he died after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and a heart condition at Northwick Park Hospital in London.
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He is survived by his wife Paula, five sons, two daughters, grandchildren, two sisters, nieces and nephews.
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