hello everybody ,

i`m praveen form india.and i love only 80`s pop songs.can anyone tell me something about baltimora.the troup which made tarzan boy the greatest hit song.i want the baltomora`s biography and about his song list.

can anyone help me dekradvag@yahoo.com

Hello praveen...and welcome to the board! <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

About Baltimora...there is not much info available, although he had a significant hit in Europe and the US with "Tarzan Boy" back in 1985.

His real name was Jimmy McShane, and he was born on May 23 1957. It´s said he was of Northern Ireland origin...heaven knows how he had become a (shortliving) star of the "Italo Disco"-movement.

Unfortunately, he died from AIDS, but I couldn´t make out a special date or further infos according to it - some sources say he died in the late 80s, some say it happened in the early 90s.

There was also an Italian version of this song released, "Ragazzi Tarzano", but I think this went well only in Italy - it´s also unknown if he had performed it. He also released some more records, but they passed by mainly unnoticed, and he never had a hit like "Tarzan Boy" again.

Hope this was a little bit of help... <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

Originally posted by wavemaster:
<STRONG>He also released some more records, but they passed by mainly unnoticed, and he never had a hit like "Tarzan Boy" again.</STRONG>

Oh, but he did!! "Woody Boogie" was equally big here in Sweden! That Woody Woodpecker sampling was the coolest, back in the days!! <img src="rolleyes.gif" border="0"> <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">
I still play those tunes almost every day! <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

Woody Boogie...scary! Almost as bad as Woodpeckers from Space by Videokids.

Baltimora died in October of 1992.