Biography
James Walter Castor (June 23, 1940[n1] – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "The Bertha Butt Boogie", and his biggest hit single, the million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)." Castor has been described as "one of the most sampled artists in music history" by the BBC.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1995
The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One
1999
It's Just Begun
1972
Back To Basics
2006
E-Man Groovin'
1976
Supersound
1975
Young Black Teenagers
1991
Ultimate Breaks & Beats
1988
Reverse Engineering
2010
Gravity
1996
The Love Song
1996
Xodus (The New Testament)
1992
Fire & Earth
1991
Ready For Battle
1984
Disco-Trek
1976
Butt Of Course...
1974
Jimmy Castor (The Everything Man) And The Jimmy Castor Bunch
1974
The Bertha Butt Boogie
1974
In The Beginning
1972
Phase Two
1972
Troglodyte (Cave Man)
1972
Pnau
2007
Shifting Gears
2005
Credited work
863 releases · 168 albums · active 1956–2024
- Performance · 2,298
- Production · 191
- Other credits · 78
- Engineering · 7
Studios: Conway Studios · Allido Sound · Chalice Recording Studios · Maze Studios, Atlanta
Frequent collaborators
- The Jimmy Castor Bunch
- Various
- James Last
- Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
- Joyce Sims
- Jimmy Castor Bunch
- The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
- Bush Babees