Born Barbara Tamiko Ferguson, 1945, Kyle, West Virginia Tamiko Jones started out as a jazz singer during the early '60's. She was, originally, called Timiko when she began her recording career on the Checker label in 1963, recording the song 'Is it a sin?'. By 1964, 'Timiko' had become 'Tamiko' and she then relocated to the Atco imprint releasing the song Rhapsody. Moving to the Golden World label in July 1966, she recorded the song 'I'm Spellbound' b/w 'Am I Glad Now', a tune penned by Redd / McCoy / Crosby. Read more on Last.fm