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Joe Simon (September 7, 1936 – December 13, 2021) was an American soul and R&B musician. He began as a gospel artist singing with the Golden West Singers in the Bay Area in California.
Joe Simon was born in 1913 as Hymie Simon and raised in Rochester, New York, the son of Harry Simon, who had emigrated from Leeds, England, in 1905, and Rose (Kurland), whom Harry met in the United States.
Dec 15, 2021 · Joe Simon, R&B singer known for hits including “The Chokin’ Kind,” died Monday in his hometown near Chicago at the age of 85.
Dec 14, 2021 · Joe Simon, who had hits like "The Chokin' Kind" and "Power of Love", passed away on Dec. 13. He left secular music in 1983 and became an ordained pastor, but his songs influenced hip-hop and karaoke.
Dec 16, 2021 · Legendary singer Joe Simon has died in his hometown near Chicago at the age of 85. The R&B star, best known for the 1972 hit Power of Love, died on Monday.
Dec 15, 2021 · Joe Simon, who had a Grammy and a hit with Power of Love, passed away on Monday in his hometown near Chicago. He was known for his 1969 song The Chokin Kind and his 1975 track Get Down, Get Down.
Dec 16, 2011 · Joe Simon, a writer, editor and illustrator of comic books who was a co-creator of the superhero Captain America, conceived out of a patriotic impulse as war was roiling Europe,...
