A Tribute to Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown (1947-2022)
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- Опубликовано: 14 дек 2022
- Join Pete Pardo for a tribute to the late Kim Simmonds, founding member, guitarist, and vocalist of Savoy Brown, who passed away on December 13 at the age of 75. #kimsimmonds #savoybrown
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One of the most under appreciated bands ever . Kim is a legend . Rip
After buying 'Lion's Share' in 1972, I wrote a letter of appreciation to Kim. A few weeks later and much to my surprise, I received a handwritten 'thank you' letter from him, on thin blue airmail paper, which fifty years later, I still have, taped to the album's inner sleeve. Back then it meant everything, that Kim would make time in his touring schedule, to write a personal reply.
My favorite Savoy album was 'Street Corner Talking'. Loved the song 'Tell Mama'. RIP Kim.
Mine too. Raw Sienna is my 2nd.
This one really hurts........Rest In Peace, Kim Simmonds
Street Corner Talking. One of the very best albums of top quality blues and boogie ever recorded. Still play this great album often. Rest in peace Kim.
... and Paul Raymond (RIP)
@@tomtrana3449 indeed!
Love Savoy Brown! RIP, sir...
Street Corner Talking was my gateway to Savoy Brown. I loved that album.
Love Kim and Savoy Brown. The King of Boogie Guitar.
Savoy Brown was great when I first heard them in the 60s I followed them through to the '70s and '80s and 90s and the 2000s and never was disappointed I always loved their music I followed a lot of the band members as they came and went to other bands . Foghat came out of Savoy Brown and I will miss Kim Simmons very much because there'll be no more new savory Brown music. But he has left us with one hell of a catalog of music and a whole new generation will find his music it will live on . Thank you Kim Simmons for all the great music Street corner talking
Savoy Brown "Looking In" is about as good as it gets...What a superb album...damn...what a loss...
RIP Kim. "Raw Sienna" is a great album.
I saw Savoy Brown on the Blue Matter Tour in March, 1969. Sad news, indeed!
Desert island disc...
I was a fan back in the 70's, but never got to see him perform live until May 2019. As soon as he started playing, I remembered why I loved Savoy Brown. I feel blessed to having seen and heard him perform live and I am saddened by his passing.
Thank you Pete. I know that these tributes are not easy to do, but so very important. Kim was a very prolific musician, even releasing albums in 2019 and 2020. It's important not to forget about the musical legacy of these artists.
Great Albums.
Well said
It’s not SAVV~oy Brown
I've been following Savoy Brown since the Getting to the Point days, and then backtracked to Shakedown. I've always thought Kim Simmonds was an elite guitar player who complimented one of the best white blues singers of all time, Chris Youlden I was lucky enough to see them a couple times in San Francisco in the late 60's. Even though I liked all of their albums, the Simmonds/Youlden combination will never be matched. I still listen to their albums on a regular basis. RIP Kim.
Thanks, Pete! Kim lived in my area for 30 years so I had the opportunity to go see him play a number of times.
"Street Corner Talking" was always a favorite.
Laid back.
Peace on earth.
One of the best guitarists to ever play the blues. RIP to a legend
Their first albums with Chris Youlden singing are great. RIP
Raw Sienna was their first I bought in '70. The vocals are classic ... "Needle and Spoon" is a must listen.
This hits hard. My uncle turned me on to Savoy Brown when I was a kid, I've been a fan ever since. RIP
Me too...Live in Toronto and Kim Simmonds and Savoy Brown are always on my turntable.
Christine McVie now Kim Simmons. Great video. Rest in peace Kim Simmons. I have a heavy heart now.
Loved the guy. Seen him live in Detroit more times than I can count. Lucky for us Detroiters, he loved playing here.
Badass blues rock player. R.I.P.
I have been a lifetime fan of Kim Simmons. He stayed true to his blues roots throughout all the decades of his life. “Raw Sienna” is one of my “desert island” records. And there are no bad Savoy albums. 😢
Lifetime fan and you can't spell his name?
Sue me. I’m 66 years old and typing on a phone. 😅
My respects to family, friends and fans of Kim Simmonds.
Thanks, Pete, for sharing this beautiful tribute.
Kim was a class act, many enjoyed his music, may he RIP
Saw today’s video. Caught a part of Kim Simmons’ interview in July, 2020. Then played the album, “Hellbound Train” on RUclips. I bought the album out of a cutout bin in about 1979. The album sounded the best tonight. It kind of sounded like a bluesy Creedance Clearwater Revival with a pinch of Allman Brothers.
Sad to hear this, my favourite SB album is "Looking in" must've played it 1000s of times. Kim's melodic playing never shouted at me - he had made a unique guitar-playing place for himself that nobody else could fill. Superb tribute Pete and thanks, RIP Kim Simmonds.
I bought Looking In twice!
I remember living in Ottawa in 1987 and seeing "Looking In" in the Salvation Army album bin for $1...I felt like I had won the lottery seeing it there. Still to this day my favourite Savoy Brown song is "Leaving Again"
@@jimbo4460 Blimey, that was a good deal. Like you, I really enjoy "Leaving Again", it's a track that I put into the category of exploring a musical landscape. Whilst musically different, I put some other albums and tracks into that same box: Blind Faith's "Do What You Like" and Canned Heat's "Fried Hockey Boogie", to name but a few.
Great, great album. Loved their artwork too.
I've already talked about this here once before but it's worth mentioning.
In 1989 on the "Kings of Boogie tour"@ the Cotton Club here in Atlanta.
Savoy Brown won my heart that night😀
Because there was only about 20 ppl there 😀
They didn't care 😀They kicked ass 😀Dave Walker was awesome 😀
They acted like there was a 1000 ppl there .That was the only time I ever saw them.
At the time I had the kick ass live LP😀
Thru the years I've bought several of Savoy Browns lps I love them .
Pete is right about "Boogie Brothers" I love it .
Kim Simmons you were so awesome R.I.P 😭
Got to see him and Savoy Brown in Chicago area once. Rest in peace. Savoy Brown was a major influence on my guitar playing. Looking in from the outside, wish my mind could read the score. One day that door will open. Rest in peace Kim Simmons. Sad loss of a great musician guitar player. Raw Sienna.
Just Now is the first time I heard of savoy brown and to find out founding member Kim Simmonds just died a few days ago is so strange. I really love this music. R.I.P. Kim
I was lucky to see Kim live many times at a small club in Columbus, OH while he was visiting his daughter who lived in Ohio. Kim would always show up early and after setting up the equipment he would sit at the bar and talk with anyone who was there. I had many conversations with Kim and always found him to be such a gentleman and just an outgoing, honest personality. So sad not to be able to see his greatness in person ever again.
Peace to Kim and condolences to his families... His early Savoy Brown recording are absolutely brilliant and my favourite of all blues experiences.
RIP Kim. Such a wonderful guitarist and leader of one of the most enduring bands ever. His partnership with Chris Youlden was one of the best of all-time. This one is so difficult. Raw Sienna and Blues Matter are Blues Rock classics. But he and Savoy Brown made so many other amazing albums as well. He leaves us with a treasure trove of great music. He will be very much missed.
Fine tribute Pete, one of my favourite bands from the late sixties and seventies, i have all those early albums, always loved his guitar playing, only saw them once in the seventies, his later stuff was great as well, seemed a really nice guy as well, we've lost another great. My condolences to his family.
I saw him around 12 times through the decades. raw sienna, looking in, lions share others were all super brilliant albums, chris youlden had the greatest vocals , brilliant lyrics, a major loss, one of the greatest bands of that era.
RIP. I've been jamming those late 80's early 70's albums quite a bit. Terribly underrated, powerfully emotional & heartfelt powerful singer & musician!!!
Thank You For Posting Rest in peace Kim you will be missed. Thank you for the music.
Kim Simmonds was such a truly sweet man, and of course an amazing blues musician. I was born in the mid 1970s..... not as many people in my generation know about Savoy Brown. But the albums are absolutely incredible, really comparable to anything that Paul Butterfield or Led Zeppelin or anybody else was doing at that time. And when I saw Kim Simmonds live, he was even better than he was on the albums! He really opened my eyes to how much great music is out there, beyond the things you hear on "classic rock" radio. So, I have him to thank for that. He will be sorely missed by his fans.
Always loved this band. R.I.P. Kim.
Very nice tribute, Pete. In 1973 when I first started buying records, Kim and Savoy Brown became one of my very favorite bands and I bought Lion’s Share, Looking In, Hellbound Train and Street Corner Talking right off the bat. Saw them a few times too. Heard he was battling C but was hoping for the best. His birthday was just Dec 5 and sadly by that time he was hospitalized. Saddened by his passing, RIP Kim.
Never forget Savoy Brown's "A Step Further", which definitely opened my eyes to the English prog-blues rock scene. Fav vibes, Kim, a sight of a man for blues rock played live. See you.
I was lucky to see Savoy Brown at the original Woodstock site in 1989. Dave Walker was the singer. They played everything a fan would want to hear. Great memories!
I was introduced to Savoy Brown in the mid 80s by a good friend with Street Corner Talking and Lion's Share. Since then I have accumulated all of their material that they released on vinyl, as well as most CDs. Not just Savoy Brown's material but also Chris Youlden, Dave Walker, Jackie Lynton, and Stan Webb and others too. I was able to see them in their later years at different festivals and was never disappointed by the performance. Kim was always gracious to his fans and followers as well.
Unfortunate that Savoy Brown never made it big. To me they were the best group to come out of Britain in the 60s.
Love Savoy Brown and Kim Simmonds... darn it..
Sad news, one of the greats. What stands out for me was how tight the playing was on those albums.
RIP Kim. One of the best Boogie players bar none.
I just watched your interview with Kim last night. Today my friend Howard Glazer who plays guitar here in Detroit called and told me that Kim passed away. Terrible news to hear. We’re losing so many great people.
I’ll miss seeing Savoy Brown at the Magic Bag in Ferndale MI each year. The crowd was always great with a lot of regulars there that I got to know. I would record the shows and the cds would end up in my van for months as I would listen to them over and over.
This is a very sad day
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
Loved Savoy Brown. Rest in Peace Kim, thank you for the wonderful music.
MY SAVOY BROWN "PLAYLIST" IS PRICELESS !
Every Savoy Brown álbum is like Every beatles' album....royal taste
...Kim Simmonds...you've been the soundtrack of my life ....Rock In Peace ✌️ Brother
He could have been the soundtrack of my life too, if I only had known him. I found Savoy Brown in the yt side stripe 4 years ago only. Witchy Feelin caught me on the spot, then Raw Sienna. No further questions and no escape. I'm interested in many different styles of music, bands, artists. SB quickly became one of the best projects for me. In the meantime I have 17 albums. Thank you, Mr. Simmonds and all your great colleagues!
My own number one band ....Savoy Brown
Ladies and gents !!! craddle to thumb !!!! Mr KIM SIMMONS.........hurra.....gloriuos my guitar héroe.
Definitely belongs in the pantheon of great British blues guitarists. R.I.P. Kim
Kim write hundreds of very good songs and there are so many excellent albums including Voodoo Moon a few years ago. I saw him play around 25 times. So much music over the last 58 years.
Kim SIMMONS RIP......it's a sad feeling
Sad day. Both Kim and Manuel. 2 more guitarists for the all-star band in heaven.
One of the originators of bluesy-boogy rock and a great guitarist as well 😪
Sad to lose one of Rocks greats & Christine McVie way to close together , a sad time for 70s real rock & blues will make for a somber New Years for us guitar players & all music lovers of these great musicians. Saw Kim several times & he was amazing & funny as hell . He always appreciated his fans as much as we did him . What a legacy between both Christine & Kim . Glad to have grown up in that era of awesome rock n roll & blues. Goodbye to two greats we won't forget.
R.i.P. great guitar player ! Very sad news for me .ljust love Kim blues .god be with him. His career solo and savoy brown time much appreciated.
Fly high with the Angels Kim
Absolute discography complet.....My guitar héroe
Saw him fronting Savoy Brown in the nineties in a little club playing in front of a hundred crowd and it was awesome. What an incredible player! Savoy Brown's 60's and 70's albums are legendary but I love their 80's and 90's recordings, such as "Make me sweat" (1988) and "Let it ride" (1992).
Kim Was Tremendous. Every record. Looking in my favorite
I saw Savoy Brown in Annapolis Md about 3 years ago and he was, of course, great ! Just him, a bass player and a drummer. Very simple yet very awesome ! I thought his last 3 albums were quite good. Maybe not quite the variety of the early blues stuff but still great guitar work and his vocals fit his style just fine. RIP Kim - you rocked right up until the end !
Kim Simmons.....God bless You
Thanks for doing this, Pete. A huge loss.
Loved Kim and Savoy for a long time. So glad I got to see them during the 2nd Dave Walker period. Very sad loss, one of the great guitarists. RIP Kim.
Thanks Pete, I listened to a lot of Savoy Brown when I was in high school back in the early 70's. Classic tracks RIP Kim
This was the English boogie band that set the distinct shuffle sound 4 Canned Heat and layer, ZZTop. KIM was a master arranger, writer, player and "riff" creator. Saw them n '68 at a skate rink turned venue with the Grease Band, Humble Pie.
Tell mama…and all the folks back home. RIP Kim.
Thanks Pete for the touching tribute to Kim. I near 70 myself was an avid Savoy Brown fan. Saw them open for the "Faces(Rod Stewart) early 70s at a college uni. here in n.c. . Kim among my all time guitar greats most definately. Again thanks for the heartfelt memoriam to one of the all time greatest axemen.
@James Kendrick Wasn't that a great tour ? Saw them one of two times,in Houston in 71. The Grease Band started the evening then, Rod & Faces, opened for headliner Kim ! It was a party .Almost no one knew of them in Houston. The venue was huge , about 20,000 capacity - but only a third was full. So ,Rod told security , to let everyone scattered throughout ,come on down to fill the orchestra , center seating.On that night I believe Savoy Brown had either Pete Scott as front man ,or Dave Walker. No... now , i'm positive -it was Walker , 'cos everyone was rocking and shimmying in the aisles ;)
@@parallaxcontinuum7898 Thanx for reply
RIP Kim Simmonds
I think the first rock album I bought and still one of my favorite is Savoy Brown's "Street Corner Talking" on cassette tape.
Kim Simmonds was truly, IMHO, one the best of the British blues player. His solos were clean and concise, plus, no one could bend the high notes like he could. Saw them many times in many group iterations but my favorite performances were those I saw at the Fillmore East with the Chris Youlden/Lonesome Dave lineup. They would blow the roof off of that old theater. Fame is fickle. Sometimes talent isn't enough. I still think Kim's career arc might have been different had they played at Woodstock. I saw them many times that summer. My guess is that they were already committed to a booking somewhere else. RIP Kim.
Sorry to hear this.He was a great musician and loved a lot of the Savoy Brown stuff.The album that got me started was Looking In and a bit of a favorite.Well said Pete.
A lovely tribute and obviously heartfelt. I'll be playing my Savoy Brown collection for a wee while, I suspect.
got started with blue matter, i'm 70 now and i liked KIM.... RIP BROTHER
I just saw him play a few years ago in Reading, PA. Small venue but he and his band were great. Love Savoy Brown!
I'm sorry to hear this. I have enjoyed Savoy Brown's music, especially Kim's guitar playing, for some time.
Condolences to the family.
As always a fantastic tribute by Pete.
Sad, Huge fan saw them many times. 'Raw Sienna' Album is fantastic.
A band that never got enough respect. Shake Down is perhaps the greatest British blues album ever.
I still vividly remember the "Boogie Brothers" show!!! Deep Purple had to pull the plug on them. The musicians I grew up listening to in 60's and 70's are leaving more often now, hell getting old. Now Kim can play with Lonesome Dave again. R.I.P. Mr. Simmonds.
Thank you for a great tribute. Yes, yes, yes....a truly recognizable tone and sound. My first album was "A Step Further ". Famous for the "Savoy Brown Boogie ". Then on to "Blue Matter", "Street Corner Talking " and "Hellbound Train ". Just recently rediscovered "Looking In".....wow. His last album was very good as well. Had the privilege of attending several concerts. It's sad to know that a fave of my youth has passed. RIP Mr. Simmonds; you and Harry are back together again.
When I heard he passed I felt like the lament blues song by Kim Simmonds....( Sunday Night) RIP, thanks for the innovative jams!
Savoy Brown boogie.......great
This really hard to hear, tears in my eyes. Of course I was aware of Savoy Brown since the late 70's but had really only been buying Kim Simmonds music for about the last 5 years. I always looked forward to finding another new release when they came out. RIP Kim Simmonds,, Your music lives On!
My Dad used to crank Savoy Brown , as kid of 14 just starting my guitar journey I really like the band too! RIP, Kim!
Lovely tribute Pete. Many thanks for this
Thanks for the tribute. My Dad introduced me to Kim and Savoy Brown and I was blown away by his musicianship. I became a big fan and saw him several times. Your next addition to your collection should be the Bring It Home album from the 90s. Incredible disc. Pete McMahon is on vocals and harp. I think he is a NY guy too. The album was re-mastered and reissued in 2021.
Saw Savoy Brown live in 1995 in support of the Bring It Home CD. Awesome show, Pete McMahon has that perfect voice to go with the blues. Wish he would have stuck around for more music after this CD.
...Pete that was Rockn' with Love ....RIP Kim Simmonds
No Savoy Brown no Foghat. Rest in peace good sir. Thanks for the memories.
well said captain!!!🐯🐯
@@bengalgangster Thank you old friend. We’re slowly losing all of our musical heroes.😔
RIP Kim Simmonds. He was a great musician! "Raw Sienna" and "Looking in" are amazing albums! Pete, could you please do the ranking the Savoy Brown albums?
Thanks Pete, a fine tribute to a damn fine guitarist & band leader. Saw them at Bradford around ‘74 on a double header with Chicken Shack, ticket price 50p, one the best concerts I ever saw. Finished off with Stan Webb & Kim jamming together, Stan wandering into the crowd, playing away. ‘Boogie Brothers’ is well worth a listen, as are all the early albums you mention Pete. RIP Kim Simmonds, thanks for the amazing body of work you’ve left us.
Savoy Brown was one of my favourite bands of the late 60's, early 70's. They put out a string of 6-8 albums that were second to none and still hold up fantastic after all these years. It's so sad.
Got a chance to see Savoy Brown in the mid-1980s at the Red Creek nightclub in Rochester NY. I think he had Dave Walker on vocals. Last time I saw him was around 3 or 4 years ago in Homer NY at the Center for the Arts. Performances were top-notch and he sounded great both times. When you'd hear people on old 1970s recordings yell "BOOGIE", you have to think Savoy Brown. I believe he lived in Oswego NY right up near Lake Ontario. RIP Kim Simmonds.
With love ......My guitar héroe.......
Every álbum sealed by his guitar....Kim was Unique style
Nice tribute Pete.Street Corner Talking was the second album I ever bought , back in the early 70's . Still own a copy today ." All I can do" is still one of the best jams that I have ever heard . Too Rolling Stoned from Bridge of Sighs is hard to beat in my opinion From the third album I ever bought lol . I like my oldies but goodies .