- Lowrell Simon
Lowrell Simon (born
March 18 1943 ,Chicago ) is an American soulsinger . He began as a singer in The LaVondells, which becameThe Vondells and enjoyed some regional success in the 1960s with thesong "Lenore". [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fpxq85ld6e~T1 The Lost Generation] at Allmusic.com] When the Vondells broke up, Simon formed the group The Lost Generation alongside several Chicago friends, and the group scored several U.S. hits between 1969 and 1974. After the band's breakup, Simon made contributions to thesoundtrack to the 1974film , "Three the Hard Way ", and wrote tracks for the 1976 debutalbum of Mystique, which featured other former members of The Lost Generation. [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:g9fqxqyjld6e~T1 Lowrell Simon] at Allmusic.com] He also wrote the tune "Dance Master" in 1974 for Willie Henderson and the 1979 tune "All About the Paper" forLoleatta Holloway .In the late 1970s, Simon began recording under only his first name. He signed to
Liberace 's label,AVI Records , and released an album in late 1979 entitled "Lowrell". The album's second single, "Mellow Mellow Right On" b/w "You're Playing Dirty", was a #32 U.S. R&B hit that year. [ [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jnfwxq8gldke~T5 Lowrell] at Allmusic.com] The song has been sampled copiously, including byMassive Attack , Imagination and Common.References
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