Live From Nerdville with Joe Bonamassa - Episode 63 - Kim Simmonds
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R.I.P Kim Simmonds really enjoyed the music
Have always loved Savoy Brown and especially Kim Simmonds! one of the most underrated guitarists ever. Saw them live 2 times. both in small quaint venues: Shades in Wheeling, Illinois & Ram'sHead Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland. Got his autograph and went back stage with the band with my new fiancee. The band let me get up on stage in Annapolis and ask my wonderful lady to marry me in front of the concert crowd. Kim had it video taped and gave it to us! He was a humble, wonderful man! his influence will live on forever! Rest in Peace Kim Simmonds! your are one of the greatest!
I only discovered this tonight. Joe - Thanks for including Kim in your series. He's so unfairly overlooked in every way. Not only by the industry, but by other bands and musicians. No one came along to cover his songs or give his band opening slots on big tours. A shame. I saw Savoy Brown as a teenager in Rochester when Raw Sienna was current. Blisteringly great. I coincidentally went to college in Rochester a few years later, and became concert chairman at my school. So we booked Savoy Brown during the Street Corner Talking tour with Chicken Shack and Atomic Rooster as support. A friendly and gentle guy, always kind to fans. He was the best. Again - thank you.
Love your talks with guys like Kim Simmonds. So much respect, insights and knowledge. Thank you so much for your enthusiastic blues crusade.
What a player he was. Thank God we have all that music he gave us.
Mr. Simmonds you are one of the greats!
Kim Simmonds is so criminally underrated. I saw Savoy Brown many times from 1970 on thru the 80's. They were great shows with Kim being the linchpin of all the iterations of the band. I still listen to their music very often with Getting to the Point, Street Corner Talking and Hellbound Train being my favorites. I am amazed that he isn't included in the best blues players discussions. As usual Joe did a great job and I am thankful to him for bringing us such great content.
Agree 100%
You are spot on. He's terribly underappreciated and plays with massive feel. Skilled technician and more than just strictly a blues player. Sweet licks for days.
Kim Simmonds is better now than ever. He has a gift that few others have. Bonamassa has it, Van Halen had it. The ability to improvise and make up sounds as they play. Simmonds is one of the best ever at this.
Looking In was so well produced, its my favorite by far! Living in Steamboat Springs, its great skiing music!
One of my favorite groups. Have all their CDs. Seen him twice, early 80s Toledo Ohio and a few years ago in Chicago.
Saw Kim in small venues for over 20 years. He loved and was loved by all his fans.
Enjoyed this. RIP, Kim. My fav album is their first Shake Down, Savoy Brown Blues Band. An amazing piece of music.
I was very sad to hear that Kim had passed. I was a huge fan of Savoy Brown and saw them many times, at the Filmore East, the Bottom line, the Great Southbay Music Festival and the Westbury Music fair, in different incarnations but always with Kim as the lead. He was a great guitar player, a great storyteller and a kind human being. So sorry I will never see him again. He left a great legacy of music behind.
Savoy Brown , blues based Fleetwood Mac, Wishbone Ash, early to mid-70’s ....ahhhh those were the days .
Very good interview. So good to hear more of the story, especially after Kim having passed away so recently. He is a legend!
Hell yeah. I’ve been a Kim Simmonds fan boy since I was 14. Ask him about his 58 Flying V from Looking In
My absolute favorite all time all the members come and went but Kim was the constant heartbeat and modest to the end,thanks for the memories and thank you God for Kim Simmonds
As i write this it was hearing of his death... Saw him many times over the years, and lived in my hometown, and had a chance to chat with him a few years back. Very humble man. Great legend, RIP and fly high Kim
Sometimes you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone. I think that's going to be the same with Kim.
From "Blue Matter to Looking In " All those Savoy Brown Albums were Always on our Turntable!!
Kim's comment about "lucky for him" to get to see the blues greats in small clubs holds true for me. Kim loved playing Detroit & played here every year up to his passing. I'm one of the lucky ones who got to see him in a small club more times than I can remember. I've seen him in the bigger venues early in Savoy Browns career also. Been going to Kim Simmonds concerts for about 45 years. RIP Kim.
best thing @ Joe is he's a great listener
I've seen Kim live, three times. In my opinion, he always ranked on a level with Clapton, Beck, Page, Peter Green, etc. Don't just read the trades mags, kids. Get out and see these guys in person. Kim is a monster player and always has been!
Absolutely one of the best. Can't say enough about this guy and Savoy Brown. Looking in, Street Corner Talking are my favorites. Thanks for posting this Joe.
Savoy Brown used to play the Eastown in Detroit quite often, that's how my addiction started. Louisiana Blues is a tour de force
I met him back in 1992, what a great nice guy Rip Kim
Kim Simmonds..
The King!!!
To this day, and I'm 73 years old, Savoy Brown is still my favorite band. I've been listening to them since Getting To The Point, and backtracked to Shakedown. To me Savoy Brown meant Kim Simmonds, and Chris Youlden. After Youlden left it was more of a complete band effort. I totally enjoyed the complete interview, but was hoping for a little Youlden history. I remember driving through the jungles of Mexico in a VW bus listening to Getting To The Point on 8 track. RIP Kim.
Mr. Simmonds - Is a class A - act and gentleman: At the Yale Club in Vancouver, BC, Canada on March 22, 2009, Mr. Simmonds was performing with Savoy Brown. I was there with my partner. We had seen Kim previously at the Yale but this night was different. A year earlier, my lady had suffered a stroke. We attended with her in her wheelchair. Because she was not able to speak, she had her white board with her. After the concert, I went up to Kim and explained the above. I asked Kim if we would like to come and say hello to her. Not only did Kim come but so did his band. They were very friendly and did not rush their time with us. They asked what had happened and how she was doing. Cris was delighted with their time with her and their interest in her condition. I asked if they would sign her white board. Not only did Kim and all his band members sign Cris' white board, they included the caption: "To Cris, Thank you for being here! You made it a wonderful night for us!!" Cris passed away the night years, 3 days before her 47th birthday. Thank you, Kim and your band mated. Thank you very much for being a fine man.
I was at that show! I was also at the previous show, when they were a 4 piece. It was okay. I'm the guy that talked them into playing Hellbound train. But that show in 2009, hooboy! 3 piece that played 1.5 hours, took a break and played 2 more hours.
Heartfelt sympathies Pete. Im from Vancouver too. I had the pleasure of dating Kim. I went on the road with his band in 1988 through some eastern US states. He is class A. Seeing his genuine love for his artistry and his fans (being a huge fan myself) was an experience I will always hold dear. Much love💚
Nerdville has become my encyclopedia on the blues past and present. Volume 63 is amazing. Thank you Joe for sharing.
Saw him play at the Les Paul club a few years ago. Iridium. Real good. R.I.P
Fantastic interview! So glad he's still killing it. Loved Kim's playing for fifty years now. Street Corner Talking started it all off for me and I've seen him live three times. I've always wondered if Kim was on the short list with Mick Taylor? Thanks JB!
Saw Kim at grande ballroom in Detroit so long ago…love you!..always thought Chris y. Was the ultimate blues singer!
Love Kim Simmonds. He is a huge influence.
Indeed. My album by The Savoy Brown Blues Band, Shake Down, 1966, arrived two days ago. Good job Joe. Kim Simmonds greatness
Thanks Joe! What a wonderful man. Great interview.
Absolutely Loved this Interview with Kim . What a wonderful and thoughtful man . And so Underrated that its almost criminal . Thank You Joe for Interviewing one of my Top Ten Guitarists of All Time . And Thank You Kim for all of the Fantastic Music you have given to us .
His version of Wang Dang Doodle was my gateway to the blues
Great interview. I met Kim through an artist friend and I've met him and watched him perform several times in recent years. He puts on a terrific show along with his band. Go see him, if you can.
Been listening to Kim Simmonds today, yes,
Lots of different stuff….done so very well….a large variety…that I can’t really categorize it all in my mind,
And Joe has educated my ear just enough, that now I know I don’t really know everything I used to know ❤️.¸¸.☆
Yes!!!! History... still made as we listen,talk and play. As always Thank You!🙂🎸🎶🌄
I love Nerdville the interviews are brilliant.
Absolute legend. Thank you so much for this interview.
Kim Simmonds is sadly missed 😢
Raw Sienna is wonderful!
Kim is one of my heroes, and I have every one of his CDs. If you don't have it, pickup his latest- Ain't Done Yet, you won't be disappointed
Awesome interview again with a legend! Thank you Joe! I had the honor of opening for Kim in Las Vegas a few time. Great man with a good heart.
Aloha from Hawaii 🏝️
Yeah, he was the main reason I got me a 1973 Gibson Flying V.
Savoy Brown was one of my favorite bands as a teen in the early 1970's.
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Yo, I have a natural 74/5 👌
I met Kim at Rubino's Music, Portage Indiana in the very early eighties. My first celebrity handshake. I was about 13 I guess.
For me it started with Blue Matter to A Step Further with Chris Youlden and the Boogie, to Hell Bound Train and Jack The Toad to Taking The Blues Back Home. Love the band and Kim forever.
Kim Simmonds move to Oswego NY in the mid '80's. He lived less than an hour from where I live. I am so bummed he past away. I retired in 2017 at 57, I was going to follow him and watch all his shows. I wanted to audition for his band but he's not with us anymore. He is greatly missed..
I love Kim on a Gibson, but I also love when he plays a Strat. The first I can remember is All I Can Do is Cry, and one of my favorite CDs is Let It Ride, 'cause Kim plays a Strat a lot on that album
RIP love savoy and kim!
He's a legend
From a great era of British guitarists
Two songs that just grabbed my nuts I believe 50 years ago. " Poor Girl and Looking In ". Just classic Brown. Songs that could trade off solos for 15 minutes. Unbelievable.
The guy who Kim forgot the name of at about 11 mins is Richard, who's a friend of mine. We were in a band together, and went to the Nags Head regularly looking for new material. We were really switched on to SB, and ended up covering about half of the Shake down album. so we were probably the first SB 'covers' band! Shake down is a great album, quite naive but was the most authentic British blues around, and maybe SB were the first mixed race band in UK.
I remember buying "Looking In" as a college student - and blowing dorm-mates minds .. now, I wish he were my neighbor - what an amazing person
I saw Savoy Brown at the Fillmore East back in the late 60's. Glad to see Kim is still rockin'!
Johnny Winter was there as well
Great interview Joe. Savoy's Street Corner Talking is still one of my all time favourite albums. RIP Kim.
Grrreat interview!!!! 💝
Jeff Beck also and Kim's killer axe players gone RIP❤️❤️😂👌😎
Great interview.
Saw Kim and Savoy Brown at Sheffield City Hall in the UK in October 1969.
Thank you Joe for having Kim Simmons on . Back in maybe late 60’s definitely early 70’s I and some friends were big Savoy Brown fans . Now I had seen Hendrix , Led Zeppelin, Johnny Winter , Mountain , Ten Years After and many many others in that era . All great , Hendrix was my favorite. I saw literally all of these bands at the Spectrum in Philadelphia starting late 68 . However I was living in the Pocono Mountains in northeastern Pa. Of all places I saw Savoy Brown in Hazelton , Pa at I believe it was a YMCA which had a decent sized indoor basketball court. It was like a large high school court or a decent small college court . It was sold out . I’m guessing three to four thousand fans . It was one of the best concerts I ever saw . The fans were fantastic. The band felt it and played feeding off the great energy that night . They played three or four encores . At the end Kim thanked the crowd. He said this was the end of that tour and that the audience that night was among the best of the whole tour. It seemed like such an unlikely place to witness such a great concert . I know it went way beyond my expectations.
A great memory. If you get a chance go see them. I saw them in Phoenix at a local blues club a few years ago. Kim still has it . Of course it’s not the same as the early days but he’s still worth going to see .
Again I want to thank Joe for having Kim on . As others have said he’s truly a great from a great time period of music and deserves more recognition then he has 🙏👌😊☮️❤️
Yes ive seen Kim in Phoenix many times since Great Show got a chance to talk him a bit down to earth human being , Will be missed 😭❤️😎
Another wonderful Nerdville, thanks Joe!
It was also incredible seeing you last Sunday at Red Rocks… what a show!
Still Got the Welsh accent! Great stuff.
Saw him at the Youngstown, OH Agora in the mids70s. I was right in front of him and he was awesome! I seem to remember him playing a Gold top.
2 music geniuses being comfortably real... thank you both for sharing. When is Kim going to be on KTBA at Sea?
RIP Kim Simmons. P
He passed away on Dec 13, 2022.
Yes, Kim Simmons is a great blues guitarist but on some of the earlier albums especially, I could hear a bit of jazz technique where he could sound a bit like Wes Montgomery and also when he rocks like on the Looking In album, he flat out rocks. K.S. --- One of my favorites.
RIP KIM
Wow Savory Brown; Hadn't thought of them in so long; so appreciative to you Joe for bringing this interview to us! How does a Texas girl get to meet you? 😘🤍
"Im Tired" 😎👍
I think there aulbm covers was the best and Hell bound train is just a badass song
One band i wished i got to see live especially the 67-69 era of the band with guys going on to join Foghat(or form i should say) the 2nd best era may have been a few years after that Hellbound Train, etc
RIP
Greetings from Harlan County Kentucky.
Wtf is up with all the commercials? Have watched several of these over the last year and a half and never seen one commercial. Not worth it Joe!!!!
Kim’s been around for a while now, right? I saw Kim and Savoy Brown in 1975 I think, at the Main Point (Bryn Mawr, PA). They were touring the then brand new “Wire Fire” album and played a great, high energy, very loud show. Kim was playing a Gibson Les Paul TV model (I think) through an Acoustic Control amp head and cabinet. The Acoustic head was one of those solid state models with the graphic equalizers, and a large speaker cabinet.
Man just bought a Savoy brown record the other day ar a antique store !hey joe i live in cookeville not fair from Nashville
I meant, the "next year"
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Sorry. Great job Joe.
Корошо.... 😳👍😂😂😂
Hell bound Train and Ring in his nose
RIP Kim Simmonds
He just died of December 2022 how did you post this 2 months ago and he was dead what the fuck?
Beatles were a psyop...
What a great perspective!