DESCRIPTION:
Baltimora : Members : James McShane, Maurizio Bassi, Baltimora (Jimmy McShane) (1957/1995) was an Italian New Wave dance outfit active in the mid to late 1980s. The group comprised Jimmy McShane (fronting), Maurizio Bassi (keyboards, lead vocals), Giorgio Cocilovo (guitar), Claudio Bazzari (guitar), Pier Michelatti (bass guitar) and Gabriele Melotti (drums). They are best known for their 1985 hit single "Tarzan Boy".
Jimmy McShane, from Derry in Northern Ireland, was the frontman of the group. Vocals were handled by Maurizio Bassi, who was also the group's keyboardist.. Both the music and the lyrics of Baltimora were written mostly by Bassi and Naimy Hackett, though McShane wrote the lyrics to some of their songs, such as the single "Survivor in Love."
Baltimora is often considered a one-hit wonder due to the success they experienced with "Tarzan Boy" compared to their other singles.