Handy Man
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"Handy Man" is a rock 'n' roll song credited to singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell . It was originally recorded by The Sparks Of Rhythm, a group Jones had been a member of when he wrote "Handy Man" although he was not with them when they recorded it. In 1959, Jimmy Jones recorded the song which was reworked by Blackwell [1]. Blackwell produced the session and "Handy Man" became a million seller. The song was a hit again in 1964 recorded by Del Shannon and James Taylor in 1977.
Some recordings of "Handy Man" list C. Merenstein as a co-writer as does BMI under the full name Charles Merenstein. Merenstein has other songs with BMI. Boy George was later accused of plagiarizing his 1983 hit "Karma Chameleon" from Handy Man. [2]
