Jamo Thomas

Most widely known for his strike “Bahama Mama,” Jamo Thomas was mostly of the Bahamian artists to attain significant — if fleeting — reputation in America through the 1960s. He found Chicago through the early ’60s and cut his initial single, “Prevent the infant,” for the Conlo label, made by Jerry Butler. He shifted to the Audio Stage 7 label in 1965, which resulted in the documenting of “Bahama Mama” in Memphis, which became popular. In 1966, he fulfilled Eddie Thomas, Butler’s previous driver and today an professional with ABC-Paramount, who was simply needs to cut information for his very own Thomas label (a de facto partner label to Curtis Mayfield’s Windy C and Mayfield imprints), and documented Thomas performing a edition of Luther Ingram’s “I Spy (For the FBI),” a soft and rousing little bit of spirit music that became a global strike. Thomas later documented for Chess and Decca before shifting to Philadelphia, where he documented for the Notion label, including “Tremble EVERYTHING YOU Brought With You” and “YOU MERELY Ain’t Prepared.” Thomas afterwards documented for the MCA and Nassau brands. He stopped documenting his own materials after 1976, however in 1979, he offered the intro to “Scream” by Larry Graham and Graham Central Train station around the Celebrity Walk recording (Warner Bros.). Thomas re-emerged in the 1980s as an arranger on the gospel saving by Ella Washington. He also resulted in on the Chess/P-Vine LP known as THE TRUE Chicago Blues Today: 60’s Style. A online video of Thomas executing appears on the 3rd volume of North Soul Videos, with the Poppies, Otis Redding, Willie Mitchell, Esther Phillips, and Cleo Randle.