Garnet Mimms | |
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| Birth name | Garrett Mimms |
| Born | November 16, 1933 Ashland, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Soul, rhythm & blues |
| Years active | 1953–1978 |
| Labels | United Artists, Veep, Verve, GSF, Arista, Evidence |
Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 16, 1933)[1] is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. He first achieved success as the lead singer of Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters and is best known for the 1963 hit "Cry Baby", later recorded by Janis Joplin. According to Steve Huey at AllMusic, his "pleading, gospel-derived intensity made him one of the earliest true soul singers [and] his legacy remains criminally underappreciated."