Effective period / Period of releases: 1974 - 1976

1960s-1970s soul artist and songwriter.

J.B. Bingham, Jr. was born on September 1, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the second eldest child of four raised by Thelma and James Bingham Sr. As a teenager JB cut his teeth singing lead vocals and playing guitar with several neighbourhood groups. One group in particular under the unlikely name of “The Vermacharms” also featured Walter (Simtec ) Simmons, his brother Ronnie Simmons, Mathew Whitfield, and JB.