Jimmy Castor died yesterday of unknown causes in Las Vegas. He was 64. Castor was the leader of the Jimmy Castor Bunch, a funk and soul band with a string of hits in the Seventies.

His music was widley sampled over the years by hip hop artists like N.W.A., Ice Cube, Rakim and Kanye West. He will be missed.

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