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James Olin Burns was born February 27, 1943 in Dublin, Mississippi as the younger brother of bluesman Eddie Burns. In the mid-fifties Jimmy Burns moved to Chicago. By 1959, Jimmy Burns had earned a leading role in an established Chicago vocal group. Jimmy Burns released four songs with The Medallionaires. The group also sand backup on another record, but by the early sixties Jimmy Burns was ready to record on his own. In 1964, the first single by Jimmy Burns as a solo artist was released. For the next decade, Jimmy Burns released several records which are now highly sought after by soul collectors. Singer/guitarist Jimmy Burns followed in the family tradition, becoming a staple of Chicago's West Side club circuit after a long absence from the spotlight. Upon marrying and starting a family, Jimmy Burns largely applied the brakes to his musical aspirations to focus on domestic life. Jimmy Burns performed only rarely in the decades to follow; however, with his children all grown in the early 1990s, he rekindled his career, following up a hard day of operating his barbecue stand by cutting loose with a set of soulful blues at the Smokedaddy, his regular venue. In 1996, at the age of 53, Jimmy Burns finally issued his long-awaited full-length debut, Leaving Here Walking.

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