R&B/Jazz singer and songwriter Jimmy Norman passed away yesterday. Paying tribute to these greats is fitting, as they created most of what we listen to today, yet they languish without recognition. A lot of the time they are known only for writing or recording one great song. All of the time, they were exceptionally talented musicians and songwriters, with a lifetime body of work that demands we pay attention, even if only for a moment in remembrance. This is why I write these tributes. Whether we realize it or not, the soundtrack of our life has been written by these people. Jimmy Norman is a prime example of this. His body of work includes session work with Jimi Hendrix (Groove Maker, a Norman composition), playing and writing for Bob Marley (Chances Are album), writing for Johnny Nash,as well as having Peter Tosh record some of his songs. He also was also a member of the Coasters for a while. His most notable song composition though is “Time Is On My Side” the Rolling Stones classic of the mid sixties. Not well known, but an important cog in the formative years of our music. I have included an interview with Jimmy discussing songs as stories, Jimmy doing one of his solo songs “Here Comes The Night” and a video of the Stones doing the classic “Time Is On My Side”.