James Harry “Jimmy” McShane

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James Harry “Jimmy” McShane

Birth
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Death
29 Mar 1995 (aged 37)
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Burial
Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Add to Map
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Rock/Pop Musician. A native of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, McShane was a solo singer who recorded under the name of 'Baltimora.' McShane is best remembered for his 'one hit wonder' recording of 'Tarzan Boy' in 1985. The song which brought McShane fame was later used in Listerine commercials and for movie soundtracks including, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time" (1993). Although McShane never had any other great successes after 'Tarzan Boy', he also recorded, 'Pull The Wires', 'Living In The Background', 'Woody Boogie', Chinese Restaurant', 'Running For Your Love', 'Key Key Karimba', ' 'Global Love', 'Jimmy's Guitar', ' Come On Strike', 'Set Me Free', 'Call Me In The Heart Of The Night', 'Eye To Eye', 'Survivor In Love', and 'Juke Box Boy.' On March 28, 1995, at the age of 37, McShane passed away from AIDS in his native Ireland.
Rock/Pop Musician. A native of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, McShane was a solo singer who recorded under the name of 'Baltimora.' McShane is best remembered for his 'one hit wonder' recording of 'Tarzan Boy' in 1985. The song which brought McShane fame was later used in Listerine commercials and for movie soundtracks including, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time" (1993). Although McShane never had any other great successes after 'Tarzan Boy', he also recorded, 'Pull The Wires', 'Living In The Background', 'Woody Boogie', Chinese Restaurant', 'Running For Your Love', 'Key Key Karimba', ' 'Global Love', 'Jimmy's Guitar', ' Come On Strike', 'Set Me Free', 'Call Me In The Heart Of The Night', 'Eye To Eye', 'Survivor In Love', and 'Juke Box Boy.' On March 28, 1995, at the age of 37, McShane passed away from AIDS in his native Ireland.

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