James Robert Hall, known professionally as Jimmy Hall, born April 26, 1949, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, is an American Southern rock and blues singer, saxophonist, and harmonica player. Hall rose to fame in 1970 as the lead vocalist and harmonica player for the Southern rock group Wet Willie, co-writing their Top 10 hit single “Keep On Smilin'” in 1974. Hall launched a solo career in 1980 with the studio album Touch You, which featured the hit single “I'm Happy that Love Has Found You”, reaching number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. Hall released his second studio album, Cadillac Tracks, in 1982, and co-founded the supergroup Betts, Hall, Leavell and Trucks. In 1985, Hall sang lead vocals on Jeff Beck's album Flash, earning a Grammy Award nomination. Hall subsequently released solo and collaborative studio albums including Rendezvous with Blues in 1996, Triple Trouble in 2003 with Tommy Castro and Lloyd Jones, Build Your Own Fire in 2007, and Ready Now in 2022.
