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Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938) is an American singer who became known as the "swamp pop R&B teenage idol". His band recorded a hit song "Just a Dream" which Clanton had written in 1958 for the Ace Records label. It reached number four on the Billboard chart and sold a million copies. Clanton performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstand and toured with popular artists like Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and the Platters. == Career == Clanton formed his... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jimmy Clanton first charted in 1958 with Just a Dream.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 number‑one.