John Simon

The story

John Simon is an American music producer, composer, writer and performer. Recognized as one of the top record producers in the United States during the late 1960s and the 1970s, some of Simon's most well known work includes the Band’s Music from Big Pink, The Band, and The Last Waltz, Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin, Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen, and Child Is Father to the Man by Blood, Sweat & Tears.

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Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews.

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Records

• Last Summer · 1969 · soundtrack

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• Rekooperators
• John Simon & Friends

The bands John Simon played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with John Simon in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with John Simon in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like John Simon

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• Al AndersonLast.fm listeners
• Johnny Burnette TrioLast.fm listeners
• Ronnie Hawkins & The HawksLast.fm listeners
• Roger MorrisLast.fm listeners
• Deke DickersonLast.fm listeners
• Max Fry DinosaursLast.fm listeners
• Elvis Presleysame scene: rockabilly, US
• Johnny Cashsame scene: rockabilly, US
• Creedence Clearwater Revivalsame scene: rockabilly, US
• Roy Orbisonsame scene: rockabilly, US

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of John Simon’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.