Lowrell Simon

{{Short description|American singer (1943–2018)}}

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

After the band's breakup, Simon wrote for Curtom Records.{{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}} Simon made contributions to the soundtrack to the 1974 film, Three the Hard Way. He wrote the tune "Dance Master" in 1974 for Willie Henderson. He wrote tracks for the 1976 debut album of Mystique, which featured other former members of The Lost Generation.{{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}}

In the late 1970s, Simon began recording under his first name. He signed to Liberace's label, 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. R&B hit that year.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p189325|pure_url=yes}} Lowrell] at Allmusic.com It reached No. 37 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1979.{{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}} Simon wrote the 1979 tune "All About the Paper" for Loleatta Holloway.