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In the Personality category Team Piper's Pit Stains is happy to welcome:

Jimmy "The Mouth of the South" Hart


Before wrestling, Jimmy, as a teenager, was a vocalist in the 60's band The Gentrys who had a million selling record “Keep on Dancin.” Before becoming The Gentrys, there were known as just "The Gents." Their production manager told them that if they did not change their name, then they wouldn't succeed in the music industry. Later, after the leader of the group Larry Raspberry left, Jimmy took over and they had a few minor hits most notably "Why Should I Cry" and a cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl". Jimmy and the band were very successful in the Memphis area nightclub circuit. The group was under contract to Stax records at the time of its bankruptcy and Stax could not properly promote them.

After being asked to sing back-up with Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jimmy (who attended Memphis Treadwell high school with Lawler) was asked to be an announcer and then to manage Jerry. He also managed King Kong Bundy, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Lanny Poffo, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Ox Baker, Kamala, Randy Savage, and "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert; this stable was known as "Hart's First Family of Wrestling," or simply "The First Family."

Jimmy Hart has managed 57 wrestlers.

Hart composed many theme songs for wrestlers in the WWF and WCW. Some of the wrestlers for whom he composed music were Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Snuka, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, The Rockers, The Hart Foundation, Crush, the Fabulous Rougeaus, Dusty Rhodes, the Legion of Doom, the Nasty Boys, Ted DiBiase, the Mountie, Hulk Hogan, the nWo Wolfpac, and 3 Count. One of Hart's most notable compositions is Shawn Michaels's entrance theme, "Sexy Boy."

His megaphone was given to him by Vince McMahon who had just returned from touring Japan. McMahon told him that from then on he had to carry it to ringside with him. To this day, it has been associated with Hart's gimmick, thus giving him the name "The Mouth of the South".

Jimmy Hart on Piper's Pit


Randy Savage Joins Jimmy Hart's First Family


Eat Your Heart Out Rick Springfield


Jerry Lawler Attacks Jimmy Hart - Bugsy McGraw!


Gentry's Keep On Dancing With Jimmy Hart