<Tr> <Th> Labels </Th> <Td> Pye </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Associated acts </Th> <Td> Jimmy James and the Vagabonds </Td> </Tr> <P> Michael "Jimmy" James (born 13 September 1940) is a Jamaican soul music singer, known for songs like "Come To Me Softly", "Now Is the Time" and "I'll Go Where the Music Takes Me". Based in Britain, he has performed as the lead singer of Jimmy James and the Vagabonds since the mid 1960s . </P> <P> James grew up and began performing in Kingston, Jamaica, where he recorded as a solo artist with producers Coxsone Dodd, Clancy Eccles, and Lyndon Pottinger . His most successful release was an early version of "Come To Me Softly", which found local success and persuaded James to give up a job with the Inland Revenue for a music career . </P>

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