Jimmy Sohns, lead singer for the 60's band The Shadows of Knight, is dead after suffering a stroke.
, lead singer for the 60's band The Shadows of Knight, is dead after suffering a stroke.
Jimmy and his band are most remembered for their iconic, singalong hit"Gloria" ... which was a top 10 hit in 1966. Not to be confused with's 80s hit of the same name, Jimmy and co.'s famous chorus spelled out the name ... G-L-O-R-I-A. The Illinois band had announced earlier this week that Jimmy was hospitalized after suffering a stroke -- but on Friday his daughter announced he had passed.
Jimmy and a friend still ran the band's social media pages ... posting old pics from The Shadows of Knight's heyday.Sohns was still a teenager when his band struck gold with"Gloria." He and his bandmates were all high school pals in suburban Chicago, and got together to play their version of British blues ... a la
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