Joe Simon ~ Similar Artists

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Jimmy Holiday - 100% match to Joe Simon

24 July 1934, Durant, Mississippi, USA, d. 15 February 1987. This versatile singer first came to prominence in 1963 with the self-penned "How Can I Forget?" which was covered at the same time by Ben E. King. Holiday later joined the Minit label where he made several excellent... Read more

Arthur Alexander - 89% match to Joe Simon

10 May 1940, Florence, Alabama, USA, d. 9 June 1993, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Despite his own interpretations, Alexander's recordings are often better recalled for their inspirational quality. "Anna (Go To Him)", a US R&B Top 10 hit, and "You Better Move On" were covered,... Read more

Doris Duke - 89% match to Joe Simon

Doris Curry, 1945, Sandersville, Florida, USA. Duke emerged from a variety of gospel groups including the Raspberry Singers (which included Chuck Jackson), the David Sisters, the Evangelistic Gospel Singers and the Caravans. Between 1963 and 1967, Duke worked as a New York... Read more

Eddie & Ernie - 89% match to Joe Simon

Charlie Whitehead - 78% match to Joe Simon

James Carr - 75% match to Joe Simon

13 June 1942, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA, d. 7 January 2001, Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Carr grew up in Memphis where he sang gospel in the Sunset Travellers and the Harmony Echoes and was discovered by Memphis gospel-group mentor Roosevelt Jamison. This budding manager and... Read more

Arthur Conley - 74% match to Joe Simon

4 January 1946, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, d. 17 November 2003, Ruurlo, the Netherlands. Recalled as something of a one-hit-wonder, this Otis Redding protégé remains underrated. Conley first recorded for the Atlanta-based NRC label as Arthur And The Corvets. After... Read more

Baby Huey - 62% match to Joe Simon

Jimmy Hughes - 62% match to Joe Simon

1938, Leighton, Alabama, USA, d. 4 January 1997. This former member of the Singing Clouds abandoned the gospel field following the success of Arthur Alexander and recorded a handful of secular songs. When his producer, Rick Hall, was unable to secure an outlet for one such... Read more

Lee Dorsey - 60% match to Joe Simon

Irving Lee Dorsey, 24 December 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, d. 1 December 1986, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. An ex-boxer (nicknamed "Kid Chocolate") turned singer, Dorsey first recorded for Joe Banashak's Instant label. One song, "Lottie Mo", became a regional hit and led... Read more