He was okay. I wouldn't say he was great! I disagree with what he was saying about the Jackson 5. He must have been smoking something then because the Jackson 5 was the hottest thing right from the beginning. Given some invisible God, all the credit for his success. Maybe he should have considered that his success was due to his own willpower and drive to succeed. Becoming a Christian was the biggest mistake he ever made✝️🤔?
I was enthralled by this interview. I always remembered Joe Simon as a great singer/performer. It's good to hear straight from these artists. The real story is usually educational and this was. God is great. Thanks to all who made this information possible.
I love me some Joe Simon, back in the days, my goodness, my older siblings, they had so many of his albums, 45s, tapes, Cleopatra Jones Movie, the love scene between Tamara Dotson and Bernie Casey was the bomb! I stop playing cards, because I realized I was the "Ace of Spade"! And still is, lol, and when they found one of my bf's body, all he had in his pocket was a, "Nickel and a Nail". Long live the great Joe Simon!
I remeber Joe Simon from back in the Day. I really like Some of his Songs. How I remembered them so very well , Cause I Stayed on Punishment.im glad my mom put those 45's on. That's how I new the legends. R I P Mr Simon...
OUR LATE MOTHER AND FATHER INTRODUCED US TO THE GREAT JOE SIMONE MUSIC WHEN WE WERE LITTLE 💕❤️ I GREW UP LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️ YOUR MUSIC AND IT IS PLAYED EACH WEEK AND ENJOYED. GOD’S CONTINUOUS LOVE ❤️ AND BLESSINGS STAY UPON YOU, AMEN 🙏
Prayers went up for this icon... I learned about Mr. Joe through my mom uncle's & other day members. As a lil girl I was the disc jokey in the house while in another part the grown ups would sit down and play cards listen to music... I just wished those that are gone would have answered the call to salvation... Praying for those that remain...
What we have got used to these days is young men growing up in church choirs leaving the church and going wildly and yours is not only good but divine. God bless you as this is a part of you I did not know.
The Great Joe Simon. I followed some of his music. Great voice. Great testimony. RIP 🙏🏿(King)(Bishop)🙏🏿My husband loved Joe Simons music. He was a local singer/musician here in Texas. He use to sing Joe Simons songs. 🙏🏾RIP to my husband....Mr J Diggs🙏🏿also
Man that was FANTASTIC!!!! my dad loved Mr Simons music, and I'm soo happy to find this interview on RUclips, God bless Mr Simon he gave a very good insight into his career, Mr Simon if you are reading this one of your band mate's Sly Stone is not doing well in Oakland CA.and it is sad.
What a testimony, that's just like God, He can make you forget whatever had you. Not many come out of that life style, and give their heart ♥ completely to God. That's the power of God, I'm a living witness!!
R.I.P. to a true Master of SOUL. I first discovered Joe Simon from his inclusion on many K-Tel albums like Super Bad. Later l bought his greatest hits and still play it!
My parents owned a nightclub and liquor store in South Carolina. Growing up, Joe Simon was a permanent fixture on the jukebox, in particular his wonderful song “Nine Pound Steel”. I love Joe Simon.
We used to see Joe at the Apollo all the time he was super cool with his awesome band!!!! Joe Simon where ever you are right now I want you to know we dug you big time! I love many of them but "Baby, Don't Be Looking In My Mind" is at the top of my list.
It's so unfortunate that some entertainers get caught up in thinking that singing RNB is such a sin , people fall in love , marry and have families doing exactly what they're singing about ... This brother short changed me on his great talent that god blessed him with .
AMEN. MY LATE MOTHER AND FATHER WOULD PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON SATURDAY 'S AND DANCE. I LOVED TO SEE THEM DANCE TOGETHER. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOUR MUSIC AND AS AN ADULT, I STILL LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC AND I LOVE ALL OF YOUR MUSIC AND GOSPEL MUSIC, AMEN. GOD'S CONTINUOUS BLESSINGS STAY UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AMEN
Hey Mr.Joe Simon, Hope you're well,,Pass by your home in Simmesport,La.I'm from Louisiana, yes,I hated picking cotton also,that how I learned to cook so well,because my mother made me cook,all the meals,while they pick cotton Stiil listening to Nine Pound Steal. Love you Mr.Joe Simon. 7/19/2021
My mother used to sing Joe Simon songs all the time; I was a youngster and swore she'd made these songs up UNTIL one day long after her death, I heard "Nine pounds of steel", playing at a Starbucks coffee shop, I damn near broke down in tears! That was my mother's favorite song!!;;;
Nobody is a bigger fan than I. Are we breaking up, it he’s that way sometime, crying time in Memphis, walking down lonely street, before the night is over, when love is in your heart, awwwwwww shittt I’m not naming them all but you get the drift. I admire youthful and seasoned listener’s and fans. Makes me feel good to know I’m not alone. Only listening to music of this time period or influenced by this period. My old life maybe!
Remember when Joe Simon was here in Michigan way over 30 some years ago at the local 212 and he danced all night long with my sister and I and Friends Joe we are truly going to miss you we love you we will see you next time in another life so long
I used to listen to Joe Simon on WLAC...."way down South in Dixie" Gallatin, Tennessee...with John R....Randy's Record Mart back in the 1960s. Joe Simon was one of the greatest. WLAC was one of the greatest R&B radio stations in the country. You could pick it up on AM radio just about all over the USA at night.
@@ESmith-is9es WLAC had the greatest artists on there....some that you would almost never hear anywhere else...John R, Hoss Allen and Gene Nobles where so great. I even loved the commercials they had. Just wondering what part of the country you're in @E. Smith? I'm in the "Almost Heaven" state, but I've listened to WLAC in West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, D.C., North and South Carolina, and all over the South and in Oklahoma and Texas....and just about any place in the country when I was traveling at night. Great memories!
@@ceeuuu01 (Beautiful picture Che Lo) You know your struggles and the struggles of life in the coal camps, where a coal miner's life was worth less than a mule, have a lot in common. You can hear the stories in the lyrics of lots of country songs..... I hope life's been good to you and you're doing great now....and things are better than when you were growing up.
Cleo was the great movie of the 70s. The theme song by Joe Simon was the greatest. I think this movie should have won an Acadamy Award, and Joe should have received one for that song.
Totally agree with you 💯 but Hollywood still today would not have pushed hard for any award- even though the movie was the top movie of 73 Right On, Cleo!
Often times R&B and Country music cross paths.....I think because both have roots in hard times and hard luck. I'm a White boy, born in the coal fields in a house with no indoor plumbing....I can identify with Country and R&B music.
Gm edagdwg thanks for sharing this sad story of what happens when you have a real want god bless him god bless this man for being hisself as a child of God only God can teach you to be a respectful man no matter what you do soooooooo blessed to know God for myself Linda j peace ❤️💯☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️
THANK YOU JOE SIMON SOMETHING MY BROTHER HAROLD YOUNG SHARED SOMETHING WITH MY MOTHER.WHEN HE PLAYED BEING A DRUMER. THANKS FOR HAVING A CONVICTED HEARTS.MY MOTHERS PRAYERS HAS BEEN ANSWERD.
Iz have luvs this man,for years.To this day,I remember those DayZ,down in Georgia;1968/1970.John R.(1590);"Nashville,Tennessee&only in Nashville, Tennessee"!
Joe Simon I'm from Alexander At night I would lay down on my front porch listening to Randy radio station. I always wanted to leave Alexandria Louisiana. My Dream was to become a runway model. I got a chance to see you in person when you came to Alexandria. God bless you, God keep you safe.
Bishop Simon said something about not understanding why "Get Down, Get Down" was so popular. "good beat, easy to dance to" ~ its fun, happy, nice to dance to, makes you feel good ~ he even laughs at the end ~ infectious ~ I do not see that as serving the devil ~ more making a joyful noise ~ then there is that voice
I loved him I knew he was from L all men from Louisiana knew how to make a song relate to themself.there were no future for the b man there.they had to get the he'll out& he did so glad 💘 u Joe
I remember all of Joe Simon's music even though I was a young girl at the time.My favorite was "The choking kind, Drowning in the sea of love, Power pf love. I us3d to love these songs.
I was born and raised in a small town in Louisiana. I was a musician (guitarist/ singer) from the time I was 11 years old. In my teens, around 1965 or 66, I played with a recording group comprised of older guys (Henry Clements and the Trojans) from Crowley, Louisiana. One of my greatest memories from my teens was getting to back up Joe Simon when he came back to do a concert in his hometown of Simmesport. I got to watch this masterful performer from the best vantage point ever, onstage with him. Although I've been fortunate enough to have met and worked with a lot of people whose music and acting I have admired through the years, I will never forget that concert.
What he starts saying at 14:25 is so true: All the great soul singers of his era (JS, Tyrone Davis, Al Green, Clarence Carter, Wilson Picket, etc.) were distinctive. Today they all sound the same.
ON THAT TESTIMONY AMEN WHAT A TRANSFORMATION FIRST TIME HE REALLY NEEDS TO WRITE A BOOK FIRST TIME LISTENING TO THIS HE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF TRUE DEPTH
Which if you think about it, he opened the door for Hip hop! Keep in mind, arguably "King Tim 3rd" was the mainstream first rap record or should I say, it came out before " Rapper's Delight"! " King Tim was performed by THE FATBACK BAND ON SPRING RECORDS! , HMMM👍🏾✊🏿💥. Some may argue this point! 🤣, it will be fun!!!!!
@@MD-DLive I remember that King Tim 3rd was actually the 1st rap record. I remember being a young teenager and discussing that with my friend Michael. I was disagreeing with him but he was right!!!
Now who would have the mine to say that!!!! A man with with some deep feeling. Why he could write a great Blues song outta that.....Oh no!! I am real surprised somebody hadn't done called Joe a racist for even thinking that. Lord have Mercy... You are great Joe Simon 🎤👍
I loved his attitude. He was a great dude. He lived a long life. I heard a lot of his songs as a kid.
#RIP Soul Brother Joe Simon , One Of The Greatest Voices Of Soul Music. Underrated To Most But Legendary By All Means.
One ☝️ of the Greatest Singers that ever lived! May your Soul Rest In Paradise Bishop Joe Simon 🙏🏾❤️😘😘
He was okay. I wouldn't say he was great! I disagree with what he was saying about the Jackson 5. He must have been smoking something then because the Jackson 5 was the hottest thing right from the beginning. Given some invisible God, all the credit for his success. Maybe he should have considered that his success was due to his own willpower and drive to succeed. Becoming a Christian was the biggest mistake he ever made✝️🤔?
I was enthralled by this interview. I always remembered Joe Simon as a great singer/performer. It's good to hear straight from these artists. The real story is usually educational and this was. God is great. Thanks to all who made this information possible.
I love me some Joe Simon, back in the days, my goodness, my older siblings, they had so many of his albums, 45s, tapes, Cleopatra Jones Movie, the love scene between Tamara Dotson and Bernie Casey was the bomb! I stop playing cards, because I realized I was the "Ace of Spade"! And still is, lol, and when they found one of my bf's body, all he had in his pocket was a, "Nickel and a Nail". Long live the great Joe Simon!
"I've been down one time and I've been down two times but, now I'm drownin'..... drownin' in the sea of love!" 😁☝️
He was one of my favorite singer. He was a great singer and lots of soul. In fact I brought all his songs
Loved this music of this gentleman Joe Simon ✨ ... greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
GROWING UP IN 1960S WAS A DECADE OF ALL DECADES I WAS THERE IN THAT TIME OF MANY CHANGES! AND MR. JOE SIMON WAS PART OF THAT! 7 21.
My parent and father law they love them some Joe Simon as I got older I start player his music and still player his song luv u
joe simon,a down to earth person,my idol..i have live the life that he is speaking of..
I remeber Joe Simon from back in the Day. I really like Some of his Songs. How I remembered them so very well , Cause I Stayed on Punishment.im glad my mom put those 45's on. That's how I new the legends. R I P Mr Simon...
My Dad Pastored a church in Coldwater, Ms some years ago and he had Joe Simon down there to preach one Sunday. Great memories
I really enjoy Joe music, my uncle and mom used to let me listen to this down in those back woods of Bama. Luv some Joe Simon 💕💕💕💕
R.I.P. Joe Simon. You were a real soul soldier!
Joe Simon what a great voice. I play him on my internet radio show Classic Soul me the Masterblaster .
He talks the same way he sings.That voice,is mesmerizing.
OUR LATE MOTHER AND FATHER INTRODUCED US TO THE GREAT JOE SIMONE MUSIC WHEN WE WERE LITTLE 💕❤️ I GREW UP LISTENING TO YOUR MUSIC EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️ YOUR MUSIC AND IT IS PLAYED EACH WEEK AND ENJOYED. GOD’S CONTINUOUS LOVE ❤️ AND BLESSINGS STAY UPON YOU, AMEN 🙏
Prayers went up for this icon... I learned about Mr. Joe through my mom uncle's & other day members. As a lil girl I was the disc jokey in the house while in another part the grown ups would sit down and play cards listen to music... I just wished those that are gone would have answered the call to salvation... Praying for those that remain...
What we have got used to these days is young men growing up in church choirs leaving the church and going wildly and yours is not only good but divine. God bless you as this is a part of you I did not know.
Stiller keep me cryin iam acou try womAn use to pick cotton I am a survior. Remember joi do
JOE SIMON YOU ARE STILL LOVED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
You definitely got that right always loved in North Carolina 💃🏿💃🏿
he will never be forgotten ♥️
Every song he sang i could hear God deep down in his voice
The Great Joe Simon. I followed some of his music. Great voice. Great testimony. RIP 🙏🏿(King)(Bishop)🙏🏿My husband loved Joe Simons music. He was a local singer/musician here in Texas. He use to sing Joe Simons songs. 🙏🏾RIP to my husband....Mr J Diggs🙏🏿also
Thanks for sharing this wonderful and unlifting story Joe Simon you are a great guy all the way around love you man
Choking Kind and drowning in the sea of Love.
Man that was FANTASTIC!!!! my dad loved Mr Simons music, and I'm soo happy to find this interview on RUclips, God bless Mr Simon he gave a very good insight into his career, Mr Simon if you are reading this one of your band mate's Sly Stone is not doing well in Oakland CA.and it is sad.
What's
Wrong ?
I've been a big fan of Joe Simon since I was young. My Mom had a record of his called "Drowning in the sea of love"
It was sampled by Gangstarr for "You know my Steez"!💥💥💥💥
"Drowning in The Sea of Love" is one I remember too. The lyrics, of course, mean more now that I'm older. The R & B music told stories.
I remember that song!!!!!!
I love me some Joe Simon. Power of Love
You are so cool Joe Simon
What a testimony, that's just like God, He can make you forget whatever had you.
Not many come out of that life style, and give their heart ♥ completely to God.
That's the power of God, I'm a living witness!!
Omg 😲 I was simply captivated when Mr Joe Simon opened his mouth. Very entertaining and super interesting. Thank u Bro Simon, sir...RIH 🙏🏾💔
R.I.P. to a true Master of SOUL. I first discovered Joe Simon from his inclusion on many K-Tel albums like Super Bad. Later l bought his greatest hits and still play it!
My parents owned a nightclub and liquor store in South Carolina. Growing up, Joe Simon was a permanent fixture on the jukebox, in particular his wonderful song “Nine Pound Steel”. I love Joe Simon.
Loved Joe Simon music. He was a music legend.
Bishop Joe Simon was a real man of God🙏🏽🙏🏽. May he rest in eternal peace 🙏🏽🙏🏽♥️. I’ve always been a fan of his since childhood and always will be.
We used to see Joe at the Apollo all the time he was super cool with his awesome band!!!! Joe Simon
where ever you are right now I want you to know we dug you big time! I love many of them but "Baby,
Don't Be Looking In My Mind" is at the top of my list.
Always a fan.❤❤❤😍🙏
I love Bishop Joe Simon music from little girl to a grown women still love it to this day Bishop please for me and myfamily
Thanks for the great songs RIP!!
So glad that I took the time to watch his documentary. Powerful story. Excellent lessons. Inspiring. Insightful.
Good oldies on a sunny day when there's nothing else to do and u can't do so thanks to u tube I can listen to them
Listen to those pipes........nice mellow tune
Wow this is amazing
I love u Joe regarding what u sing! I married my high school sweetheart. Our favorite song was Power of Love,! He passed in 88
Joe is still living.
@@kingmellowmankingmellow1185 I think she means her high school sweetheart.
He might be the best blues singer to ever do it during my time here on this earth.
Can you do part 2. Of Joe.simon because I enjoy this and he told the whole Truth I call talk to him all day
Jeo you are gifted .that's all I want to say .
My cousin, Carroll Vorhees was Joe’s piano player for many years. In fact, Joe mentions him during this interview. They were good friends.
Thank You Bishop!! Rest Peacefully
This gentleman is the real deal there is nothing more i can say ... Roland from Magdalena New Mexico.
A trick : watch movies at Flixzone. Been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.
@Ayaan Travis yup, I have been using flixzone for months myself :D
@@ayaantravis8210 mp
I loved all Rev Simon songs but his song Nine Pound Steel would make me cry as a little girl.
My mother love this man music and she was blind and went to his concert 🤣
Outta sight.. I love this. I’m from the country
It's so unfortunate that some entertainers get caught up in thinking that singing RNB is such a sin , people fall in love , marry and have families doing exactly what they're singing about ... This brother short changed me on his great talent that god blessed him with .
I agree with you. I'm mad as I type this.
But it's not his fault. The indoctrination is deep and damaging.®®®
AMEN. MY LATE MOTHER AND FATHER WOULD PLAY YOUR MUSIC ON SATURDAY 'S AND DANCE. I LOVED TO SEE THEM DANCE TOGETHER. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOUR MUSIC AND AS AN ADULT, I STILL LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC AND I LOVE ALL OF YOUR MUSIC AND GOSPEL MUSIC, AMEN. GOD'S CONTINUOUS BLESSINGS STAY UPON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, AMEN
MY MOM L❤VED JOE SIMON🎶
Great documentation about a great artist - peace to his golden soul!
Hey Mr.Joe Simon,
Hope you're well,,Pass by your home in Simmesport,La.I'm from Louisiana, yes,I hated picking cotton also,that how I learned to cook so well,because my mother made me cook,all the meals,while they pick cotton Stiil listening to Nine Pound Steal.
Love you Mr.Joe Simon. 7/19/2021
you are the best joe
Joe your are still loved from the top of the pine trees to the red dirty hills ,deep in Bama. Much luv Joe, you were one of the best.
My mother used to sing Joe Simon songs all the time; I was a youngster and swore she'd made these songs up UNTIL one day long after her death, I heard "Nine pounds of steel", playing at a Starbucks coffee shop, I damn near broke down in tears! That was my mother's favorite song!!;;;
Amazing how music cam invoke so much emotion.
Very true 👍
Have those. Old school today of Joe Simon 😊 thy are so awesome.love old school today 😘 OcieHand ❤️💢💯👍
Nobody is a bigger fan than I. Are we breaking up, it he’s that way sometime, crying time in Memphis, walking down lonely street, before the night is over, when love is in your heart, awwwwwww shittt I’m not naming them all but you get the drift. I admire youthful and seasoned listener’s and fans. Makes me feel good to know I’m not alone. Only listening to music of this time period or influenced by this period. My old life maybe!
JOE SIMON WAS MY HOUSE SCHOOL FAVORITE. I SAW HIM ON PERSON, AT THE HOME TOWN CLUB HOUSE. MET HIM. HAVE HIS RECORDS, CASSETTES.
Thank you, very enjoyable as well as enlighten.
Remember when Joe Simon was here in Michigan way over 30 some years ago at the local 212 and he danced all night long with my sister and I and Friends Joe we are truly going to miss you we love you we will see you next time in another life so long
I used to listen to Joe Simon on WLAC...."way down South in Dixie" Gallatin, Tennessee...with John R....Randy's Record Mart back in the 1960s. Joe Simon was one of the greatest. WLAC was one of the greatest R&B radio stations in the country. You could pick it up on AM radio just about all over the USA at night.
You're right man I remember those days getting to my bedroom window to get the radio signal. I did order my 45s from Randy Mart.
@@ESmith-is9es WLAC had the greatest artists on there....some that you would almost never hear anywhere else...John R, Hoss Allen and Gene Nobles where so great. I even loved the commercials they had. Just wondering what part of the country you're in @E. Smith? I'm in the "Almost Heaven" state, but I've listened to WLAC in
West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, D.C., North and South Carolina, and all over the South and in Oklahoma and Texas....and just about any place in the country when I was traveling at night. Great memories!
I remember that station in the early 60s
How well I remember the struggles of growing up black, poor in The South!
@@ceeuuu01 (Beautiful picture Che Lo) You know your struggles and the struggles of life in the coal camps, where a coal miner's life was worth less than a mule, have a lot in common. You can hear the stories in the lyrics of lots of country songs..... I hope life's been good to you and you're doing great now....and things are better than when you were growing up.
Powerful
the real deal,joe simon,the black diamond
I always wondered what happened to him.one of my favorites.
Amen. What a enlightening interview. God has already blessed you and I now feel rewarded. So much history so little time. Thank you Bishop.
Rip Joe. Your music will forever live on.💕💕💕💕💕
Happy Birthday Joe Simon - 78 years young today.
Bless you brother joe we you💯💯💯
Cleo was the great movie of the 70s. The theme song by Joe Simon was the greatest. I think this movie should have won an Acadamy Award, and Joe should have received one for that song.
💯💯💯
So true🔥🔥
Yes Lord
Totally agree with you 💯 but Hollywood still today would not have pushed hard for any award- even though the movie was the top movie of 73
Right On, Cleo!
I was an still in love with This man but his personality was a NO NO. Still drowning in his sea of love. Smiling
That's what I'm talking about don't give up a winner never quit and quitters never win thank you
Joe Simon combined Country and R&B together
Often times R&B and Country music cross paths.....I think because both have roots in
hard times and hard luck. I'm a White boy, born in the coal fields in a house with no indoor plumbing....I can identify with Country and R&B music.
he did combined the 2
May Joe Simon rest peacefully 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you for sharing
JOE SIMON ALL I CAN HEAR (I FEEL LIKE CALLING YOUR NAME CLEO) CLEOPATRA JONES!!!!!😎🏉
Much Gratitude
Gm edagdwg thanks for sharing this sad story of what happens when you have a real want god bless him god bless this man for being hisself as a child of God only God can teach you to be a respectful man no matter what you do soooooooo blessed to know God for myself Linda j peace ❤️💯☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️
THANK YOU JOE SIMON SOMETHING MY BROTHER HAROLD YOUNG SHARED SOMETHING WITH MY MOTHER.WHEN HE PLAYED BEING A DRUMER. THANKS FOR HAVING A CONVICTED HEARTS.MY MOTHERS PRAYERS HAS BEEN ANSWERD.
What a great voice"
I love and still listen to Joe Simon R I P
Iz have luvs this man,for years.To this day,I remember those DayZ,down in Georgia;1968/1970.John R.(1590);"Nashville,Tennessee&only in Nashville, Tennessee"!
Great singer
Excellent interview
Joe Simon I'm from Alexander At night I would lay down on my front porch listening to Randy radio station. I always wanted to leave Alexandria Louisiana. My Dream was to become a runway model. I got a chance to see you in person when you came to Alexandria. God bless you, God keep you safe.
Was he before James Brown. Awesome to know you Sir.😇❤🙏
Amen. God is So Good Bishop. Praise God.🙏🙏🙏🙏
I remember my dad listening to Joe Simon when I was a child, The Choking Kind❤
Bishop Simon said something about not understanding why "Get Down, Get Down" was so popular. "good beat, easy to dance to" ~ its fun, happy, nice to dance to, makes you feel good ~ he even laughs at the end ~ infectious ~ I do not see that as serving the devil ~ more making a joyful noise ~ then there is that voice
I loved him I knew he was from L all men from Louisiana knew how to make a song relate to themself.there were no future for the b man there.they had to get the he'll out& he did so glad 💘 u Joe
I thoroughly enjoyed the interview and learning of the various connections he made with other artists and writers.
I remember all of Joe Simon's music even though I was a young girl at the time.My favorite was "The choking kind, Drowning in the sea of love, Power pf love. I us3d to love these songs.
Great video
I didn't know much about Joe
Now I know
And knowing is half the battle
Wow Joe; those was some great friend's. I would love to have friends like that!!!
I was born and raised in a small town in Louisiana. I was a musician (guitarist/ singer) from the time I was 11 years old. In my teens, around 1965 or 66, I played with a recording group comprised of older guys (Henry Clements and the Trojans) from Crowley, Louisiana. One of my greatest memories from my teens was getting to back up Joe Simon when he came back to do a concert in his hometown of Simmesport. I got to watch this masterful performer from the best vantage point ever, onstage with him. Although I've been fortunate enough to have met and worked with a lot of people whose music and acting I have admired through the years, I will never forget that concert.
What he starts saying at 14:25 is so true: All the great soul singers of his era (JS, Tyrone Davis, Al Green, Clarence Carter, Wilson Picket, etc.) were distinctive. Today they all sound the same.
ON THAT TESTIMONY AMEN WHAT A TRANSFORMATION FIRST TIME HE REALLY NEEDS TO WRITE A BOOK FIRST TIME LISTENING TO THIS HE REALLY HAVE A LOT OF TRUE DEPTH
Joe this story is touching. I am an upcoming REGGAE singer go by the name STRAIGHT. I love your journey with your career
I'm a fan of Joe Simon I'm from Alexandria Louisiana I know what he Talking about
Shame it ain't doing soul anymore! I would love to hear him singing his 70's hits! But I didn't know he own Spring Records! That surprised me!
Which if you think about it, he opened the door for Hip hop! Keep in mind, arguably "King Tim 3rd" was the mainstream first rap record or should I say, it came out before " Rapper's Delight"! " King Tim was performed by THE FATBACK BAND ON SPRING RECORDS! , HMMM👍🏾✊🏿💥. Some may argue this point! 🤣, it will be fun!!!!!
Remember my cousin sangBa cc kup for him rip sweet charlie miss u always
@@MD-DLive that is not true
@@QueenAnitaSoul What is not true?🤔
@@MD-DLive I remember that King Tim 3rd was actually the 1st rap record. I remember being a young teenager and discussing that with my friend Michael. I was disagreeing with him but he was right!!!
That's very interesting.
What a story ❤️
"You think I'm black now; I was soooooooo black, I could spit ink!"
:-) Music brings the world together.
Now who would have the mine to say that!!!! A man with with some deep feeling. Why he could write a great Blues song outta that.....Oh no!! I am real surprised somebody hadn't done called Joe a racist for even thinking that. Lord have Mercy... You are great Joe Simon 🎤👍
Hahaha