Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms
Born
Garrett Mimms

(1933-11-16) November 16, 1933
Ashland, West Virginia, U.S.
GenresSoul, rhythm & blues
Years active1953–1978. 2007-2008
LabelsUnited Artists, Veep, Verve, GSF, Arista, Evidence
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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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