- News and Review Links - July 2010 Savoy Brown's blues-rock heart beats strong in Simmonds | stargazette.com [click here] June 2010 Kim Simmonds educates the world through Savoy Brown | Goldmine Magazine [click here] December 2009 Kim Simmonds art is now represented by the Maresella Galleries of Cazenovia, NY and six of his paintings are currently on display and for sale. Go to www.josephsosnowski.com to find out more information. A Passion For Blues & Brush Kim Simmonds is heading into four decades of playing the Blues. He founded legendary British Blues band, Savoy Brown, in 1965. He recently finished a solo cd,. . . [read the full article here] November 2009 I had the opportunity of meeting up with Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown. Kim is the only member of Savoy Brown that has had a place in the band from it's inception, forty three years ago, to today. I guess that goes with having the responsibility of forming and maintaing the band. Kim is an accomplished blues guitarist, having been donned on the cover of Guitar Magazine and having his music placed on the Billboard's top 40 charts. He has also become... [read the full article here] October 2009 Kim Simmonds was inducted into Canadian South Blues Museum this month. "I don't think it's quite sunk in," said Simmonds from his upstate New York home. "It's quite an honor." Savoy Brown's first North American gig in the 1960's was in Canada. The induction ceremony was hosted by Jim Crichton, a senior news anchor and was followed by a two hour performance by the band. Canadian guitarist and award winner Johnny V joined the band for a blues jam at the end of the night, with Kim pulling out the blues classic "Ain't Superstitious." Other inductees include Eric Burdon, B.B. King and Ray Charles