Jimmy "Bo" Horne

Jimmie Horace Horne Jr. (born September 28, 1949), known as Jimmy "Bo" Horne, is an American singer and musician, whose most successful singles include "Gimme Some" and "Dance Across the Floor" (1978). Many of Horne's songs have been used on film and video game soundtracks or used as samples by other artists.

Biography Horne was born on September 28, 1949, in West Palm Beach, Florida. He was an only child and both his parents were school teachers. In 1971, he completed a sociology degree at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach. "Dance Across the Floor" was certified double gold.

Cover versions and samples Horne's 1975 song "Gimme Some" was a UK top 20 hit for Brendon in 1977.

"Dance Across the Floor" appeared in the hit Brazilian gangster movie City of God. It was sampled by Da Lench Mob for their 1993 song "Freedom Got an AK", as well as by DJ Cash Money & Marvelous in their 1988 song "The Mighty Hard Rocker". "Spank" was sampled in 1998 for D'Menace's "Deep Menace", as well as Ultra Naté's "Release The Pressure", and also featured in the 1998 film 54.

"Down the Road of Love" 1967

"Clean Up Man" 1972

"Don't Worry About It"

"Gimme Some (Part One)"

"Get Happy" 1977

"Dance Across the Floor"

"Let Me (Let Me Be Your Lover)"

"Spank"

"You Get Me Hot"

"If We Were Still"

"Without You"

"Is It In"

"You're So Good to Me" 1983

"Rocket in the Pocket" 1984

"Let's Do It" 1985

"Show Me How Much"

"Spank '87"

"Rhythm in My Heart" 1989

"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.