Jimmy Justice (musician)

James Anthony Bernard Justice (né Little; 15 December 1939 – 15 November 2022) was an English pop singer who scored three Top 40 hit records in the United Kingdom in 1962.

James Anthony Bernard Little was born in Bermondsey, South London, England on 15 December 1939.

[1] After competing in a talent show in 1959 he was noticed by executives from EMI, but he eventually signed with Pye Records instead at the urging of Ford.

Despite "I Understand"'s lack of success, Pye offered Jimmy a three-year recording contract.

[2] Nevertheless, he undertook a Larry Parnes managed UK tour, headlined by Joe Brown and Billy Fury.

According to Allmusic, he was a "white singer who possessed a mature, soulful voice, [and] was sometimes called 'Britain’s Ben E. King".