18. Dezember 2021
DER US-AMERIKANISCHE SOUL- UND R&B-SÄNGER JOE SIMON IST GESTORBEN
Der am 2. September 1936 in Simmesport (Louisiana) geborene US-amerikanische Soul- und R&B-Sänger Joe Simon ist am 13. Dezember 2021 gestorben. Zwischen 1965 und 1981 hatte Simon insgesamt 49 Hits in den amerikanischen R&B-Charts. Er zählte zu den erfolgreichsten Künstlern seiner Genres in den 1960er- und 1970er Jahren und gewann 1970 für «The Chokin’ Kind» einen Grammy. Anfang der 1980er-Jahre nahm Simon seine letzten Songs auf, ehe er sich aus dem Musikgeschäft zurückzog, um Pastor zu werden. Wie das US-Magazin «Billboard» berichtet, fasste Simon den Entschluss, nachdem er bei einem Konzert vor 10'000 Fans die Texte seiner Songs vergessen hatte.

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Joe Simon, Chart-Topping R&B Singer, Dead at 85
Joe Simon, a Grammy-winning R&B singer whose hits included 1969’s «The Chokin’ Kind» and 1972’s «Power of Love» and was sampled in OutKast’s «So Fresh, So Clean» and other hip-hop classics, died Monday (Dec. 13) in his longtime hometown near Chicago. He was 85.
Steve Knopper
https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/joe-simon-dead-1235010357/
R&B singer supreme Joe Simon dies
He was one of the most unique voices of soul music in the 1960s and 70s and later became a minister and Gospel singer. But whatever he sang, there was no mistaking the rich baritone voice of the great Joe Simon. Today we sadly say goodbye to this all-timer who has died. Bishop Simon’s age is cited in several spots as 78 and in others as 85.
https://www.soultracks.com/story-joe-simon-dies
Joe Simon dead: Legendary award-winning R&B and soul singer dies aged 85
In total, he had 51 hits in the charts spanning over nearly 20 years between 1964 and 1981. He won a Grammy in 1970 for best male R&B vocal performance for his The Chokin Kind record.
This year he was also nominated as an inductee in the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame.
Jamie Roberts
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/joe-simon-dead-legendary-award-25711028
Betty LaVette: «Wir haben wieder einen der Guten verloren»
Nach Bekanntwerden seines Todes bekundeten zahlreiche Fans in den sozialen Netzwerken ihr Beileid: «Wir haben wieder einen der Guten verloren», twitterte die US-amerikanische Soul-Sängerin Bettye LaVette: «RIP Rhythm & Blues Legende, Joe Simon. Einer der nettesten Männer, die ich je im Showgeschäft getroffen habe.»
Audios / Videos:
Looking Back With Joe Simon, From The Chicken Coop To Top Of The Charts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrkVP50UUIg
JOE SIMON STORY PT 1 ON CHANCELLOR OF SOUL’S SOUL FACTS SHOW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjTz0TcAF-Y
Grammy Winner Joe Simon Speaks Out About His Legendary Career
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtjEAhQ3iFY
Joe Simon – You keep me hangin‘ on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Fum3NMOb4
Joe Simon – Power of Love on Soul Train, 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwKHWyPH_1c
Joe Simon – Drowning In the Sea of Love (Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08t_uHnm_nc
Joe Simon – Get Down, Get Down (Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QcZFw0cY7E
Joe Simon – Theme From Cleopatra Jones (Official Audio)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luFPtLtECXw
Joe Simon – Power Of Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D1lwBorXQg
Joe Simon – THE CHOKIN’ KIND, 1969
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJX_MHeMm5g
JOE SIMON – BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CWNkVWBi38
Mehr:
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000805208
https://www.discogs.com/artist/104915-Joe-Simon
http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Joe Simon.html
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/joe-simon/10099
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Simon_(musician)
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