Garnet Mimms, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetGarnet Mimms
American musician
Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1933
Place of Birth: Ashland, West Virginia, United States
Profession: singer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Garnet Mimms
- Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 26, 1933) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.
- He first achieved success as the lead singer of Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters, and is best known for the 1963 hit "Cry Baby", later recorded by Janis Joplin.
- According to Steve Huey at AllMusic, his "pleading, gospel-derived intensity made him one of the earliest true soul singers [and] his legacy remains criminally underappreciated."
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