Jimmy "Bo" Horne
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Jimmy "Bo" Horne (born Jimmie Horace Horne Jr. on September 28, 1949 - in West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American musician, singer, and recording artist.
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[edit] Biography
An only child, both his parents were school teachers. He enjoyed some success in the 1970s, recording dance-oriented songs and novelty tracks for such labels as Alston and Sunshine Records. "Dance Across the Floor" was his lone R&B Top 10 hit in 1978, and it was written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey, of KC and the Sunshine Band fame. It has been sampled by controversial Gangsta Rap group Da Lench Mob for their song "Freedom Got an AK", as well as Cash Money & Marvelous for their song "The Mighty Hard Rocker". For a year between 1997 and 1998, "Get Happy" was played in the background of The Chris Rock Show on HBO. It is also sampled in The Council's "Prepare For The Shining". He has been a guest on the Mary Lou Henner Show, along with K.C.
Horne's other Top 20 R&B single was "You Get Me Hot" in 1979 for Sunshine, although the prior release, "Spank," (Sampled in D'Menace's "Deep Menace", as well as Ultra Naté's "Release The Pressure") clicked in many clubs during the year. "Spank" featured in the 1998 film 54. Horne's last single was disco flavoured "Is It In" in 1980, which (Due to the decline of discos popularity) flopped, but later featured on the fictional radio station, Paradise FM, on Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, and sampled by Jungle Brothers for the song "Beyond this World" as well as Kasino for "Nasty Girl". "Let me (Let Me Be Your Lover)" has been sampled by the Stereo MCs for "Connected"
[edit] Singles
- I Can't Speak - 1967-70
- Sweet Love Power - 1967-70
- Street Corners - 1967-70
- Down The Road Of Love - 1967
- Clean Up Man - 1972
- If You Want My Love - 1972-74
- Two People In Love - 1972-74
- Don't Worry About It - 1975
- Gimme Some (Part One) - 1975 #47
- Hey There Jim - 1976-77
- Get Happy - 1977 #46
- Dance Across The Floor - 1978 #8
- Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover) - 1978 #60
- Spank - 1979 #55
- You Get Me Hot - 1979 #18
- If We Were Still - 1979
- Without You - 1980 #78
- Is It In - 1980 #77
- You're So Good To Me - 1983
- Rocket In The Pocket - 1984
- Let's Do It - 1985
- Show Me How Much - 1987
- Spank '87 - 1987
- Rhythm In My Heart - 1989
- Get This Lovin' - 1994-95
[edit] Partial discography
- The Best of the T.K. Years, 1975-1985
