James Steven "Jimmy Soul" Holvay (born May 16, 1945) is an American songwriter and musician best known for writing Kind of a Drag, a number one hit for The Buckinghams.
He is one of the founding members of The MOB, the first rock band to perform at a Presidential Inaugural Concert & Ball.Jim Holvay has co-written other songs for The Buckinghams Don't You Care, Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song), Susan and other artists including The MOB (I Dig Everything About You, Give It To Me).
His latest compositions can be heard in the 2016 production Eastside Heartbeats, A New Rock ‘N’ Roll Musical.[4]inspired by the story of Cannibal and the Headhunters opening for The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl in 1965.