James Timothy Shaw (August 9, 1939 – January 30, 2014), known as The Mighty Hannibal, was an American R&B, soul, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.

Subsequently working as a singer with Johnny Otis, Shaw went on to sing in another group featuring H. B. Barnum and Jimmy Norman.

Hannibal's first release with Shurfine was "Jerkin' the Dog", (1965) a modest success for a basic teen dance record.

He stated "Me and my wife were watching the news and Walter Cronkite was talking about how all the soldiers were coming back from Vietnam addicted to opium."

5" brought however fueled a growing heroin addiction, and Hannibal spent eighteen months in prison for failing to pay a tax bill.

Released from jail and free of drugs, he restarted his recording career in the early 1970s now billed as King Hannibal.

[3] His singles included "I'm Coming Home", another social comment on the ongoing Vietnam situation, and the anti-drug song, "The Truth Shall Make You Free (St. John 8:32)", a No.

[4] In December 2005, Hannibal was the Master of Ceremonies at Norton Records' New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Show & Dance at Union Pool in Brooklyn.

[2][4] Hannibal died on January 30, 2014, at the age of 74 at St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx, New York, after experiencing breathing problems at his home.