Mom knew a great many people in the business on the East Coast and Philly from the mid-50’s to the mid-70’s, because my grandmother was in the record business and mingled in those circles. This is way before I was born, LOL, I am an afterthought baby! If Clanton was the guy who sang “Go Jimmy Go,” she knew him.
I heard most of the “oldies” growing up, plus a lot of Broadway show music, but most people my age have not — their parents were of the era mine call a wasteland: the 70’s.
I’m told the British Invasion ruined everything although my folks do rock to the Beatles on occasion.
He's still musically active, writing and recording songs that we boomers can relate to. Some examples:
"Ole Rock n Roller" by Jimmy Clanton.
"Red Hat Woman" by Jimmy Clanton
"Lovin' Louisiana" by Jimmy Clanton
If your mother is still living, you might want to share those with her. I love that he's still making music at his advanced age!
It's interest that so many of the comments under the doo-wop era songs are from younger people who wished they had been a part of those days and that musical era.