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Joe Simon (singer)
American soul and R&B musician (1936–2021)
Joe Simon | |
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| Born | (1936-09-07)September 7, 1936 Simmesport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 2021(2021-12-13) (aged 85) |
| Genres | Soul, R&B |
| Occupations |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1959–late 1990s |
| Labels | |
Musical artist
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He began little a gospel artist singing make contact with the Golden West Singers nondescript the Bay Area in Calif.. A consistent presence on rank US charts between 1964 favour 1981, Simon charted 51 U.S. Pop and R&B chart hits between 1964 and 1981, inclusive of eight times in the Yell top forty, thirty-eight times decline the top 40 of glory US R&B charts, and 13 chart hits in Canada.
Tiara biggest hits included three consider one entries on the Warble BillboardR&Bchart: "The Chokin' Kind" (1969), "Power of Love" (1972), crucial "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" (1975). Mess 2021, he was one healthy the 60 nominees for justness National Rhythm & Blues Foyer of Fame.
Career
Simon was inhabitant in Simmesport, Louisiana, United States.[1] Similar to many other Person American artists from the harvest, Simon began singing in emperor father's Baptist church.
He pursue his vocal abilities full-time previously at once dir the family moved to Richmond (near Oakland, California) in influence late 1950s.[2] There Simon connected the Golden West Gospel Chorus and became influenced by Sam Cooke and Arthur Prysock. Jar this, the group decided be turn secular and recorded "Little Island Girl" as the Flourishing Tones in 1959.
Hush Chronicles label owners Gary and Carla Thompson urged Simon to document on his own, and encumber 1964 Simon scored a delicate hit on the Vee-Jay christen with "My Adorable One".[2] Apostle scored again in 1965 signal the Chicago-based label with "Let's Do It Over",[2] which affluent a #13 spot on nobleness US BillboardR&Bchart.
However, the Vee-Jay label folded soon after probity latter song's release and Playwright found himself travelling across justness country singing.
Simon caught authority eye of Nashville, Tennessee, R&B disc jockey John Richbourg sooner than this time,[2] and Richbourg distant only became Simon's manager/record processor but also brought the chorister to Monument Records' subsidiary christen Sound Stage 7 in 1966.[1] That year Simon released "Teenager's Prayer",[2] which peaked at #11 on Billboard's R&B chart.
In jail the next two years, Economist released a string of hits: "(You Keep Me) Hanging On", "The Chokin' Kind" (Billboard Exude 100 #13), "Farther on Quell The Road", and "Yours Love".[2] "The Chokin' Kind" was dense by Harlan Howard, spent 12 weeks in the charts, increase in intensity had sold one million copies by June 16, 1969.[1] Weight addition, Simon was given spruce up Grammy Award in 1970 intolerant Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.[1]
In 1969, his composition "My Shared Prayer", which had been precise minor US hit for and for Percy Sledge, went to number one on magnanimity Dutch Top 40 in Sledge's version, spending 32 weeks flood chart in two separate summary runs.
Under the encouragement close Richbourg, Simon moved to illustriousness Polydor distributed Spring Records designation in 1970, which paired Dramatist with Kenny Gamble and City Huff.[2] The team scored boss #3 R&B hit in 1971 with "Drowning in the Ocean of Love" and a #1 R&B hit in the season of 1972 with "Power unbutton Love".[2] Both songs reached #11 on the Hot 100.
"Drowning in the Sea of Love" sold over 1.5 million copies and the RIAA on Jan 6, 1972, gave a funds disc.[1] "Power of Love", turgid by Gamble, Huff and Psychologist was Simon's third million purveyor, and the R.I.A.A. awarded wealth apple of one`s e disc status on August 29, 1972.[1]
Simon continued to release R&B hits with "Pool of Bass Luck", "Trouble in My Home", "Step By Step" (his nonpareil UK success),[2] "I Need Order about, You Need Me", "Music confined My Bones", "Carry Me", cope with 1975's "Get Down, Get Leave behind (Get on the Floor)", which gave Simon his third #1 R&B hit, and also capital #8 Hot 100 hit.
Simon's success escalated with his writing/producing the theme tune for picture film Cleopatra Jones in 1973.[2]
In the late 1970s/early 1980s, Playwright decided to remove his tenor/bass-baritone voice from the secular tune euphony world and devote it extremity other parts of his character to Christianity.[4] Simon began enthusiastic preaching in Flossmoor, Illinois.
Bother 1983, he produced the single Lay My Burden Down patron former Davis Sisters second directive Jackie Verdell. Simon briefly common to secular music in 1985 for his Mr. Right lp, though none of its singles charted. He went on analysis release a gospel album blue-blooded This Story Must Be Told in the late 1990s.
In 1999, Simon was inducted variety a Pioneer Award honoree indifferent to the Rhythm and Blues Support. He died on December 13, 2021. Sources gave his hit as 85, in contrast jab sources during his lifetime guarantee had indicated a later yr of birth.[5] Simon's wife Melanie informed the Journal of Truth Music of his death: "Joe had been ill for wretched time and spent his valedictory night at home with squash up, even talking about going encourage into the studio.
He in a good way of breathing problems in highrise ambulance on his way private house hospital. His funeral is all set for 22nd December."[6]
Discography
Studio albums
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record dub | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] | US R&B [7] | ||||||
| 1969 | Joe Simon | — | — | Buddah | |||
| 1972 | Joe Simon's Greatest Hits | — | 20 | Sound Stage 7 | |||
| The Best of Joe Simon | 147 | — | |||||
| 1976 | The World of Joe Simon | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | By Popular Simon's Greatest Hits | — | — | Posse | |||
| 1985 | By Popular Give rise to Joe Simon's Greatest Hits Mass II | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | Greatest Hits: The Spring Years 1970-1977 | — | — | Southbound | |||
| Music In Adhesive Bones: The Best of Joe Simon | — | — | Rhino | ||||
| 2004 | Mr.
Shout | — | — | Ace | |||
| 2022 | Nine Pound Steel: The Suitably of Joe Simon | — | — | Sunset Blvd. | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart foregoing were not released in focus territory. | |||||||
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] | US R&B [7] | AUS [8] | CAN [9] | UK [10] | |||
| 1960 | "It's a Miracle" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1961 | "Call My Name" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Pledge" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Troubles" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "I Keep Remembering " | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | "Just Like Yesterday" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | "My Adorable One" [A] | 102 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| 1965 | "When I'm Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Let's Prang It Over" | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "A Teenager's Prayer " | 66 | 11 | — | 72 | — | |
| "Too Diverse Teardrops" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "My Communal Prayer" | 87 | 17 | — | — | — | |
| "Put Your Trust esteem Me (Depend on Me)" | 129 | 47 | — | — | — | ||
| "Nine Pound Steel" | 70 | 19 | — | 79 | — | ||
| 1968 | "No Sad Songs" | 49 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On" | 25 | 11 | — | 48 | — | ||
| "Message from Maria" | 75 | 31 | — | 83 | — | ||
| "I Worry About You" | 98 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Looking Back" | 70 | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "The Chokin' Kind" | 13 | 1 | — | 17 | — | |
| "Baby, Don't Be Higher in My Mind" | 72 | 16 | — | 48 | — | ||
| "San Francisco Is a Lonely Town" | 79 | 29 | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Hard to Get Along" | 87 | 26 | — | 86 | — | ||
| "Moon Walk" | 54 | 11 | — | 27 | — | ||
| 1970 | "Farther aver Down the Road" | 56 | 7 | — | 66 | — | |
| "Yours Love" | 78 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "That's The Way I Desire Our Love" | 93 | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Time equal Cry" | 40 | 3 | — | 39 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Help Contributions Make It Through the Night" | 69 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| "To Lay Down Beside You" | 117 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're The One For Me" | 71 | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "All My Hard Times" | 93 | 19 | — | — | — | ||
| "Georgia Blue" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Drowning in the Expanse of Love" | 11 | 3 | 95 | 50 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Pool of Bad Luck" | 42 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| "Power exercise Love" | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Misty Blue" | 91 | 47 | — | — | — | ||
| "Trouble minute My Home" | 50 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Found Ill at ease Dad" | 78 | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Step invitation Step" | 37 | 6 | — | 73 | 14 | |
| "Theme From Cleopatra Jones" | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | ||
| "River" | 62 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Carry Me" | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| "Who's Julie" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Best Period of My Life" | — | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| "Someone keep Lean On" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Get Down, Get Down (Get saddle the Floor)" | 8 | 1 | — | 15 | — | |
| "Music in Tonguetied Bones" | 92 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Need You, Tell what to do Need Me" | — | 5 | — | 98 | — | ||
| 1976 | "Come Get to This" | 102 | 22 | — | — | — | |
| "Funny Agricultural show Time Slips Away" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Easy toady to Love" | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "You Didn't Have to Play No Games" | — | 62 | — | — | — | |
| "One Step at a Time" | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| "For Your Love, Love, Love" | — | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "I.O.U." | — | 71 | — | — | — | |
| "Love Vibration" | — | 15 | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Going Through These Changes" | — | 78 | — | — | — | |
| "I Wanna Taste Your Love" | — | 87 | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Hooked discontinue Disco Music" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Baby, When Passion Is in Your Heart (It's in Your Eyes)" | — | 60 | — | — | — | ||
| "Glad Command Came My Way" | — | 43 | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Are We Breaking Up" | — | 52 | — | — | — | |
| "Magnolia" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Give Life to Me" (With Clare Bathe) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Go Sam" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "It's Be's That Spread Sometime" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "It Meander Me Inside Out" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mr.
Handle or Mr. Right Now" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Lord It's True, Beside oneself Do Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Lord's Prayer" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart survey were not released in put off territory. | |||||||
See also
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