# Lowrell Simon

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{{Short description|American singer (1943–2018)}}
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'''Lowrell Simon''' (March 18, 1943 – June 19, 2018) was an American [soul](/source/soul_music) singer. He began as a singer in The LaVondells, which became The Vondells which featured Butch McCoy and Jesse Dean and enjoyed some regional success in the 1960s with the song "Lenore".<ref name=lost>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p19009|pure_url=yes}} The Lost Generation] at Allmusic.com</ref> When the Vondells broke up, Simon formed the group [The Lost Generation](/source/The_Lost_Generation_(band)) alongside several Chicago friends, and the group scored several [U.S.](/source/United_States) [hits](/source/hit_record) between 1969 and 1974. 

==Life and career==
Simon was born in [Chicago](/source/Chicago) on March 18, 1943. After the [band's](/source/Band_(rock_and_pop)) breakup, Simon wrote for [Curtom Records](/source/Curtom_Records).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-20 |title=Lowrell Simon, famed Chicago soul singer-songwriter, dies at 75 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-lowrell-simon-obit-0621-story.html |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> Simon made contributions to the [soundtrack](/source/soundtrack) to the 1974  film, ''[Three the Hard Way.](/source/Three_the_Hard_Way_(film))''  He wrote the tune "Dance Master" in 1974 for [Willie Henderson](/source/Willie_Henderson_(musician)).  He wrote tracks for the 1976 debut album of [Mystique](/source/Mystique_(band)), which featured other former members of The Lost Generation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lowrell Simon Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/lowrell-simon-mn0001326700 |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref>

In the late 1970s, Simon began [recording](/source/sound_recording_and_reproduction) under his first name. He signed to [Liberace](/source/Liberace)'s label, [AVI Records](/source/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 No. 32 [U.S.](/source/United_States) [R&B](/source/Hot_R%26B%2FHip-Hop_Songs)  hit that year.<ref name=":0">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p189325|pure_url=yes}} Lowrell] at Allmusic.com</ref> It reached No. 37 in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) in December 1979.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited 
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 332}}</ref> Simon wrote the 1979 tune "All About the Paper" for [Loleatta Holloway](/source/Loleatta_Holloway).<ref name=":0" />

Simon died in [Newton, Mississippi](/source/Newton%2C_Mississippi) on June 19, 2018, at the age of 75.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-19 |title="The Sly, The Slick & The Wicked" singer Lowrell Simon dies at 75 |url=http://www.soultracks.com/story-lowrell-simon-dies |access-date=2023-11-03 |website=SoulTracks - Soul Music Biographies, News and Reviews |language=en}}</ref>

== Influence ==
The song "Mellow Mellow Right On" has been [sampled](/source/sampling_(music)) copiously, including by [Massive Attack](/source/Massive_Attack) ("Lately"), Joy Enriquez (Tell me how you feel), [Imagination](/source/Imagination_(band)), Big Brooklyn Red ("Taking It Too Far") and [Common](/source/Common_(rapper)) ("Reminding Me (Of Sef)"), and has been covered by the dance production outfit [L.A. Mix](/source/L.A._Mix).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lowrell |url=https://www.whosampled.com/Lowrell/ |website=Who Sampled}}</ref>

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Category:American male singers
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