Joe Simon
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, March 1971
WITH JOE Simon's signature, Spring Records have gained their first real entry into the super-star league. Joe's first for the label, 'Your Time To Cry', his own song, has already exceeded 800,000 in sales and is casually heading to the one million mark to give Joe his second Gold Disc – his first being for 'The Chokin' Kind', a couple of years back when he was in his heyday with Sound Stage 7 Records.
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