AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Jim Gilstrap, voice behind the 'Good Times' theme and Stevie Wonder's 'Sunshine,' dead at 79
Jim Gilstrap, the R&B singer who opened Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and sang the theme to the landmark sitcom "Good Times," died Saturday of natural causes in Los Angeles, he was 79. Gilstrap's nephew and family spokesperson, Geoffrey "Geoff Gil" Gilstrap, confirmed the death to The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard. […] The post Jim Gilstrap, voice behind the 'Good Times' theme and Stevie Wonder's 'Sunshine,' dead at 79 appeared first on American Almanac .
Jim Gilstrap, the R&B singer who opened Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and sang the theme to the landmark sitcom "Good Times," died Saturday of natural causes in Los Angeles, he was 79. Gilstrap's nephew and family spokesperson, Geoffrey "Geoff Gil" Gilstrap, confirmed the death to The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard. No specific illness or condition was disclosed. Representatives for the singer could not be reached for comment at the time the news broke. For millions of Americans, Gilstrap's voice was the sound of two cultural touchstones: a No. 1 pop hit and a television theme song that defined an era. His career spanned decades, from Vietnam-era military service to studio sessions with artists ranging from Aretha…Open