Tamiko Jones
Tamiko Jones, born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson in 1945 in Kyle, West Virginia, is an
American singer of part Japanese, British, and Cherokee descent. She began her
career performing pop songs in a jazz style after making her professional debut
in a Detroit club in 1961. Her first record release was "Is It A Sin?" issued by
Checker Records in 1963 under the name Timiko. Jones moved to the Atco label,
where she recorded "Rhapsody" as Tamiko in 1964, and later to Golden World and
Atlantic Records, releasing several singles, including "Boy You're Growing On
Me" in 1967. That year, she al...
