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Most widely known for his initial rendition of “Cry Baby,” later on a significant item in Janis Joplin’s repertoire, Garnet Mimms’ pleading, gospel-derived strength made him among the first true soul performers. His legacy continues to be criminally underappreciated, since for reasons uknown he never obtained another strike on the …

The Enchanters were the music group led by soul vocalist Garnet Mimms in the mid-’60s. Mims disbanded his earlier group the Gainors in 1961 and teamed with Charles Boyer, Sam Bell and Zola Pearnell. But Mimms’ maker Jerry Ragovoy would occasionally use the Lovely Inspirations to back again Mimms as …