Jimmy Clanton net worth is
$1.6 Million
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Jimmy Clanton (born September 2, 1938, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States) 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.
| Net Worth | $1.6 Million |
| Date Of Birth | September 2, 1940 |
| Place Of Birth | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actor |
| Nicknames | Jimmy Clanton, Clanton, Jimmy |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007. |
| 2 | In 1959, he was the first to record "My Own True Love" ("Tara"s Theme" from Gone with the Wind (1939) and later the theme from TV's Million Dollar Movie (1955)), reaching #33 US Pop. |
| 3 | His brother, Ike Clanton, played the bass for famed guitarist Duane Eddy ("Rebel Rouser","Cannonball", "Peter Gunn","Forty Miles Of Bad Road" ). |
| 4 | He had breakthrough hit in 1958 with the standard "Just A Dream"(#4 US Pop). |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Les seigneurs | 2012 | performer: "Just a Dream" / writer: "Just a Dream" | |
| Rock & Chips | 2011 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Peggy Sue Got Married | 1986 | performer: "Just A Dream" / writer: "Just A Dream" | |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series performer - 2 episodes | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Teenage Millionaire | 1961 | performer: "Teenage Millionaire", "Possibility", "Green Light", "Green Light/Finale" / writer: "Possibility", "Green Light", "Green Light/Finale" | |
| Go, Johnny, Go! | 1959 | performer: "MY LOVE IS STRONG", "IT TAKES A LONG TIME", "SHIP ON A STORMY SEA", "ANGEL FACE", "ONCE AGAIN" | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Teenage Millionaire | 1961 | | Bobby Schultz aka Chalmers |
| Go, Johnny, Go! | 1959 | | Johnny Melody |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| My Music: Rock, Pop & Doo Wop | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself |
| American Soundtrack: Red, White & Rock | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Where the Action Is | 1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| New American Bandstand 1965 | 1958-1965 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series | Himself - Singer |
| The Dick Clark Show | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Himself |
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