Jimmy Heap (March 3, 1922 - December 3, 1977) was an American country musician who was popular in the 1950s. He was the original artist for Release Me and "The Wild Side of Life". == Biography == Jimmy Heap was born in Taylor, Texas on March 3, 1922. Heap became interested in music when musician "Slim" Gensler would stop at the gas station where Heap worked and play his guitar. He was enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps,... [more on Wikipedia]