(1-5 of 5 song lyrics)Average rating for Garnet Mimms songs is 8.43/10 [50 votes]. Selected popular Garnet Mimms song of Thursday, October 31 2024 is "Cry Baby".
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Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms on November 16, 1933 in Ashland, West Virginia) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues with Garnet Mimms & the Enchanters. He is best known for the hit "Cry Baby" (later recorded by Janis Joplin) and "A Quiet Place," a popular song in the Carolina Beach Music community.Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would record his first record in 1953, the Norfolk Four. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and formed doo-wop group, the Gainors in 1958.In 1961, Mimms and Sam Bell from the Gainors left to form a new group,... read more