MP3:
01. I Gotta Be Me (1:43)
02. Eres Tu (3:39)
03. Jesus Christ, My Lord Divine (2:24)
04. Cowpoke Ditty (1:19)
05. How Great Thou Art (3:34)
06. To God Be The Glory (2:52)
07. What A Difference You Made In My Life (2:27)
08. Mack The Knife (3:30)
09. I'm From Big D (3:38)
10. Perfect Peace (2:50)
11. Mame (3:04)
Jimmy Mitchell is a sightless and mentally challenged vocalist from Dallas, Texas. These recordings were made in nearby Denton, Texas, presumably in the mid to late 1990s.
These Eleven performances are a stunning, incandescent triumph. Mitchell represents not only pure and uncorrupted musical genius, but the indomitable nature of the human spirit.
- Contributed by: Brother Russell
Although this stuff is OK, I prefer all that great Thurl Ravenscroft stuff you posted last week
please - more Thurl Ravenscroft!
Posted by: Bendable Boy 2001 | July 07, 2007 at 06:38 PM
Some more possible background on Mitchell: he won a karaoke contest in Denton, TX where the winner was to receive a completely funded "studio" album. The winner was also judged from crowd applause, and voila! Jimmy won.
So here is his 'paid-for' album, the bounties of his contest winnings. I'm just not sure why all the backing tracks sound like a casio keyboard.
Posted by: J Plant | July 07, 2007 at 07:59 PM
By the way, track 11 is actually "Mame" and not "Mama".
Posted by: J Plant | July 07, 2007 at 08:00 PM
Thanks for the Mama-->Mame. My mistake on the typo. Fixed here on the page and in the mp3 file/tag.
Posted by: 365 | July 07, 2007 at 08:28 PM
Russell, thanks so much. I wonder if our mutual friend from Denton has heard this yet.
Posted by: Clayton | July 07, 2007 at 10:31 PM
This guy sounds an awful lot like Jimmy Witchard, the autistic concessions manager at Arlen Speedway.
Or don't you guys watch TV?
Posted by: Philip Chapman-Bell | July 08, 2007 at 09:42 AM
YAY!
Posted by: Phil | July 09, 2007 at 08:18 PM
I love it. Am I crazy, or does he sound like the lead singer of the Crash Test Dummies? You know, they had that hit "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" in the '90s?
Posted by: Rhonda R. | July 30, 2007 at 09:35 PM
u are so retardet
Posted by: toja nona | January 27, 2008 at 06:26 PM
You are insulting and have very poor taste. When you meet your maker one day, you will realize how sorry you will be.
Posted by: Me | September 02, 2008 at 09:12 AM
When will I actually be sorry, if I'll only realize how sorry I will be when I meet my Maker?
Posted by: Jeff | February 22, 2009 at 04:57 PM
Sad news. I was just looking for more info on Jimmy, having loves his music since hearing "Eres Tu" in the 2003 365-Day Project. I found an obituary for a Jimmy Mitchell who seems to be about the right age, health, and location as our Jimmy. Apprently he just died, on August 17th. Is there any way to find out if this is the same Jimmy? http://nh.tributes.com/show/James-Jimmy-Cody-Mitchell-94309488
Posted by: Zach | September 25, 2012 at 06:30 PM