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Blues Society of Western, PA
1/18/10
Check out Blues Society of Western PA - Newsletter: The Historic Palisades
Ray Charles and Savoy Brown played there in the early 70's.
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Concert Review: Sellersville Theater - 12/13/09
1/18/10
By Greg Lewis, Rock-it Science
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Kim Simmonds Art On Display
12/07/2009
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.
NCPR News
12/03/2009
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...
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syracuse.com
11/19/2009
"JOE WHITING JOINS KIM SIMMONDS IN SAVOY BROWN: A Passion For Blues & Brush
Come the middle of December, lucky crowds in Massachusetts and near New York City will be reminded of an opinion that’s been held sacred in Central New York since the 1960s."
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AmericanBluesBlog.com
11/20/2009
"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..."
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New band members for 2010.
Pat DeSalvo will take over the permanent position as bass player for the band after filling in for Gerry Sorrentino the past couple of months.
Gerry recently had been ill and had a quadruple heart bypass. He is now in great condition following that operation. We all wish Gerry the best for his future plans.
Also, Garnet Grimm will be the band's new drummer, starting in Troy, NY on November 13th. And, again, everyone wishes former band drummer Marion Staiano the best for his future plans too.
Besides having a completly new rhythm section Kim is also handing over the vocal duties to singer Joe Whiting. Joe will officially start January 1st 2010 but could well be doing dates as early as this month.
The new official Savoy Brown line-up therefore is as follows:
Kim Simmonds: Guitar/vocals
Joe Whiting: Vocals/Saxophone
Pat DeSalvo: Bass
Garnet Grimm: Drums
Says Kim, "I really enjoyed having Gerry and Mario in the band and they have been great musicians as well as friends. Gerry's recent iilness (and need to re-evaluate his life) changed the band dynamic and I realised that I had taken things as far as I could with the "three piece power blues" format. Changing now to a four piece group with a front man and lead singer will be a throw back to the Savoy line ups of old and I'm excited to be looking at a new phase for the band and myself. Joe Whiting's vocal range will enable me to do different songs from the band's catalog as well as extending the possibilities for a new Savoy Brown CD."
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
Q: There was an outdoor concert at North Carolina Motor Speedway on Aug. 18, 1972. Who performed at that concert?
- J.S., Hope Mills
A: Lots of people, including Alice Cooper, Three Dog Night and the James Gang, who were the biggest acts of the all-day show.
Alice's album "School's Out" had just come out and was hugely popular. Three Dog Night, which played a softer style of rock, had released seven hit albums in a row. And the hard-rocking James Gang had recorded a number of classic songs - though key member Joe Walsh had departed by then.
Also on the bill: Fleetwood Mac, which was then a blues-rock band with Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer on guitar; Poco, the country-rock group; Bloodrock, a hard rock band; and Black Oak Arkansas, the southern rock band that did "Jim Dandy to the Rescue"; blues rockers Savoy Brown; and country rockers Goose Creek Symphony.
Click here: FayObserver.com - Big acts played 1972 concert
 NEW BASS PLAYER
Gerry Sorrentino is taking time away from the band and he will be temporarily replaced by Pat DeSalvo.
MARK DOYLE AND THE MANIACS
July 29th
Check out the new retro CD from our friend and guitarist Mark Doyle.
It's a homage to the 60's British blues and R 'n' B scene with covers of songs from that period including two Savoy Brown songs.
Shake 'Em On Down CD
www.cdbaby.com/cd/mdatm
ROCK LEGEND MAKES MUSIC CLUB APPEARENCE
by musicboss on April 26, 2009, under Featured: Nightlife
If you find yourself strolling along Hollywood’s Rock Walk of Fame you’ll see names like Aerosmith, Dylan, Hendrix, Simmonds… Simmonds? That’s right, Kim Simmonds, the enduring front man for the famed British blues/rock band Savoy Brown, has earned his place among Rock and Roll royalty. From his humble beginnings in small clubs in London to sharing some of the world’s biggest stages with international stars like Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin and Fleetwood Mac, Simmonds has helped form the British rock sound prevalent in so many artists today. In the mid 1960’s Simmonds and the Savoy Brown Blues Band were not only one of the first racially mixed bands to tour, they were also one of the first blues band to record.
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EQUIPMENT CHANGE
02/25/09
Kim changes guitar amplifier.
Kim has played mostly on Marshall or Fender amplifiers throughout his career and recently he played a custom Dailey amplifier but now he has switched over to Fender again. Says Kim. "I am using a Twin Reverb as I did, to best effect, in the 1970's. It doesn't color my sound so much as the previous amplifiers I was using, good as they are, and I feel my touch on the guitar comes through more. It's a cleaner sound which means I have to work harder at playing. In the process I think my personality comes out more. I have modified my Twin by taking out one of the power tubes which gives the amp sound a little edge. I used to do that years ago and some time ago someone reminded me of the process...I'd like to thank that person. And now I can pass the idea on to other players. It's a subtle difference but one that I like."
On the recent fly-in west coast tour Kim used Fender amplifiers provided for him and therefore ones without the modification. This will also be the case for the north west shows in March. You can hear his new sound with his own equipment starting on April 16th when the band starts a mid-west two week road trip. Details of those gigs will be posted asap.
NEW SAVOY BROWN RELEASE ON PANACHE RECORDS
02/03/09
Panache Records announce a new Savoy Brown CD for release in May/June.
"Too Much Of A Good Thing: The SAVOY BROWN Collection 1992 - 2007"
"Too Much Of A Good Thing - The SAVOY BROWN Collection 1992 -2007" is not so much a "best of " CD, but a compilation of favorites from the last 15 years of Savoy Brown recordings. Of course, there's the usual multiple line-up changes in the personnel, all led by founding guitarist, Kim Simmonds. Then again, this collection is a testament to the great musicians of the last 15 years that have helped keep the legacy of Savoy Brown alive for over 43 years. Plenty of great blues/rock and never too much of a good thing.
Top Seller at CD Universe
01/30/09
'Street Corner Talking' is still a top seller at CD Universe 38 years after its initial release.
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New T-Shirt Design
01/16/09
The newly designed 2009 T-Shirt will be available soon on the merchandise page and at all the 2009 live shows.
It's an exciting new design that will be a great addition to your collection and wardrobe.
New Guitar
01/16/09
Kim has chosen an old Ibanez Destroyer 2 guitar to augment his on stage equipment in 2009.
He says, "I've had the guitar since the 1980's when it first came on the market. I replaced the pick-ups with a pair of vintage PAF's from the 1950's and the guitar has a nice biting tone".
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