Jimmy Castor has died, aged 64.
The soul and funk bandleader passed away of currently unknown causes in Las Vegas on January 16, reports Rolling Stone.
The saxophonist and percussionist led the Jimmy Castor Bunch, who had several hits in the 1970s. He was nicknamed 'The Everything Man'.
Their hits included 'Troglodyte (Cave Man)' - which was sampled by NWA - and 'It's Just Begun', which was featured in Flashdance.
Kanye West sampled one of his tracks in The College Dropout, while Ice Cube and Eric B and Rakim have also used his work in their material.
Castor later toured with a new version of doo-wop group The Teenagers.
Watch Jimmy Castor perform 'Troglodyte (Cave Man)' below:
Funk bandleader Jimmy Castor dies, aged 64
Published Tuesday, Jan 17 2012, 21:23 GMT | By Tom Eames | Add comment
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