HANDY MAN

'"Handy Man"' is a rock 'n' roll song credited to singer Jimmy Jones and songwriter Otis Blackwell. It was originally recorded by The Sparks Of Rhythm, a group Jones had been a member of when he wrote "Handy Man" although he was not with them when they recorded it. In 1959, Jimmy Jones recorded the song which was reworked by Blackwell [1]. Blackwell produced the session and "Handy Man" became a million seller. The song was a hit again in 1964 recorded by Del Shannon and James Taylor in 1977.
Some recordings of "Handy Man" list C. Merenstein as a co-writer as does BMI under the full name Charles Merenstein. Merenstein has other songs with BMI.

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Trivia

Trivia

★ Boy George was later accused of plagiarizing his 1983 hit "Karma Chameleon" from "Handy Man". [2]