Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms , November 16, 1933) 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."

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