- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJesse Lorenzo Belvin
- Jesse Belvin was born on December 15, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was married to Jo Ann Belvin. He died on February 6, 1960 in Fairhope, Arkansas, USA.
- SpouseJo Ann Belvin(June 7, 1953 - February 6, 1960) (his death, 2 children)
- He acquired the nickname "Mr. Easy", and the record company began molding him as a potential crossover star for white audiences, as well as a professional rival to Capitol Records' recording star Nat "King" Cole.
- In 1950, he joined Three Dots and a Dash, saxophonist Big Jay McNeely's backing vocal quartet, and featured prominently on their record releases.
- Along with Charles Wright, Belvin was involved with Kent-Modern A&R man Tony Hilder in the late 1950s. In 1962, the single "Tonight My Love", backed with "Looking For Love", was released posthumously on Tony Hilder's Impact label.
- In 1958, he recorded on Dot Records with a group, the Shields, who included lead singer Frankie Ervin and guitarist Johnny "Guitar" Watson. Their record "You Cheated" reached No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart and No. 11 on the R&B chart.
- Belvin was born in San Antonio, Texas, and moved with his family to Los Angeles, California, at the age of five.
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