John Simms 1956-2008 R.I.P.
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You lift me up
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I've got to know
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You can handle it
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She Told Me
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Genre: Acoustic / Pop / Soul
Location Paris, Ile-de-France, FR
Profile Views: 55371
Last Login: 6/13/2012
Member Since 4/9/2006
Website http://www.john-simms-myacousticsoul.com/
Record Label ..Bluegamm....<br
Type of Label Indie
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Bio
BUY John Simms"My Acoustic Soul" on iTunes.. .... .. .. .............. .. .. .. .. .... .. .... .. .............. ..USA.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. As a guitarist, learning my instrument in the early seventies, my musical influences were vast. As a vocalist, I really didn't have to search any further than my own family. I became interested in guitar at the age of 12, and at 17, I was making a name for myself as lead guitarist and bandleader for various local r&b, and pop bands. ..I was lucky enough to be taken on as guitarist, musical arranger and occasional road manager for my nephew's group .."The Softones".., already Baltimore's number one R&B recording act. It was with the .."Softones".. that I began to tour the U.S, Canada and Japan. .. ..After a while I felt the need to learn more about singing, songwriting and composition. After about two and a half years with the "Softones", and at the end of a second European tour of club dates I decided to put in my notice to join a German based group called the "Singing Players". ..At the end of one year and after reassuring myself that I was indeed a "singing player" I decided to accept my brother ..Arthur..'s invitation to come to Paris to "see what we can get into". ..Arriving in Paris I found myself for the first in my young adult life not in a band but ..Arthur.. and I soon found ourselves recording backing vocals for a number of French recording artists and various musical productions. ..I stayed on in France following Arthur's death in 1987 and continued composing, writing and doing studio work. After my wife passed away in 2002.I was no longer sure what direction to take.I prayed for an anwser.The time had come... I wanted other peole to hear the songs I had written over the years. ..I had set my heart on doing an album with acoustic intruments so when I met up with an old friend (Michel Tattinger) last year who had just opened his own recording studio (Bluegamm), the album ..'My Acoustic Soul'.. came to life. ....There are nine songs on the album. Here are four that I have selected to upload. Please feel free to let me know what you think by posting a comment. ..I hope you enjoy the music. » Peace, ..John Simms.. .. .. Retrouvez John sur son site : biographie, galerie photos, videos... .. <.. .. ...... .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .... -
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.. The songs featured on this web page are from the cd album ...."My Acoustic Soul... .. All songs written,arranged and performed by ..John Simms... .. Lead acoustic guitar and vocals: ....John Simms... .. Rhythm guitars : ....John Simms ..and James Belloni.. .. Acoustic Upright Bass : ....Nicolas Chelly. .. .. Drums : ..Stephane Sangline... .. Saxaphones and flute : ..Bobby Rangell... .. Keyboards : ..Johan Dalgaard... .. Mandoline: ..Dave Kavanagh.. .. All backing vocals : ....John Simms.. "Ce site respecte le droit d'auteur. Tous les droits des auteurs des oeuvres protégées reproduites et communiquées sur ce site sont réservés. Sauf autorisation, toute utilisation des oeuvres autre que la reproduction et la consultation individuelles et privées sont interdites". -
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Sounds Like
Originally from Baltimore, MD, but now based in Paris, John Simms, together with his late brother, Arthur, released an eponymous album on Casablanca back in 1980, scoring on the r&b charts with the single therefrom, ‘That Thang Of Yours’. The title here (My Acoustic Soul) refers more to the nature of being stripped down to often personal lyrics than to the musical accompaniment, John being assisted (except on the multi-John plus guitar, ‘She Told Me’) by six further musicians, who make a good backdrop for his compositions, the whole coming across like some sort of menage à trois - the French connection! - between Terry Callier, Eric Bibb and Dobie Gray, plus more than a soupçon (!) of originality. (I’d even venture to add Cat Stevens into the mix for the gently toe-tapping, mandolin-supported ‘Anything For You’.) This generally low-key outing earns such adjectives as ‘profound’ (the Bobby Rangell sax and Johan Dalgaard keyboard-supported ‘Does It Matter Now’), ‘impactful’ (‘You Lift Me Up’, sax again) and ‘complex’ - ‘It’s Hard To Say Goodbye’, which gets some reggae beats thrown in occasionally. Although Simms often provides his own vocal backings, he is assisted by Ms Jean Carpenter for the gentle ‘When The Storm Is Over’ and by Kieran Mahoney and Cormac O’Neil for the upbeat ‘You Can Handle It’. ‘Keep The Good’, the set’s closer, is dedicated to brother Arthur, while the most commercial offering is the beat-ballad, ‘I’ve Got To Know’. Regular ITB?contributor, Frederic Adrian, drew my attention to this most worthy set. He is hoping to catch one of his Paris gigs shortly and, on the strength of this, will doubtless have a moving experience. Review of the album My Acoustic Soul - In The Basement magazine – May-July 2008 David Cole - Editor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. >...... .. .. .. ....
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- Danielle Vergnes3 years ago
passage ce soir ;pour te dire que je pense a toi !!!!Danie
- Dial3 years ago
VENEZ ME DECOUVRIR OU ME REDECOUVRIR SAMDEI 31 OCTOBRE A L'EUROPEEN EN PREMIERE PARTIE DE DIAL !!!!!
- Morgan DRESS3 years ago
paix à ton âme john
god bless you
Morgan Dress - gilles sonnois4 years ago
heureux de t'avoir rencontré John, d'avoir joué, chanté et ri avec toi, d'avoir fait parti de ta famille musicale... God bless you Gilles
- NIcolas CHelly4 years ago
Best love dear John !
your friend Niko !!! - Mr John Lewis4 years ago
just heard the news
R.I.P. Mr John Simms
thank you for beeing a part of my life
love - PiAndTheFanatics4 years ago
GOD BLESS U JOHN
- Danielle Vergnes4 years ago
les jours s'ecoulent mais je ne t'oublie pas ,j'ecoute ton cd maintes fois pour me rememorer que tu etais un artiste imcomparable , tu me manques
Danie - Fred4 years ago
Pas un jour ne se passe sans que je pense à toi John. Merci pour tout ce que tu m'as apporté. Tu me manques... tu nous manques. Est-ce qu'il y a de bonnes guitares à jouer là-haut ?
Tu vis pour l'éternité par la pensée de tous. J'espère que l'on se retrouvera. - Rob Lane4 years ago
One of God's gifts.
Rest in peace John.
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