Lowrell Simon (March 18, 1943,

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– June 19, 2018, Newton, Mississippi) was an American

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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". The Lost Generationat Allmusic.com When the Vondells broke up, Simon formed the group The Lost Generation alongside several Chicago friends, and the group scored several

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hits between 1969 and 1974. After the band's breakup, Simon wrote for Curtom Records. Simon made contributions to the

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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. 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

R&B hit that year. Lowrellat Allmusic.com It reached No. 37 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1979. Simon wrote the 1979 tune "All About the Paper" for

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Influence

The song "Mellow Mellow Right On" has been sampled copiously, including by

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("Lately"), Joy Enriquez (Tell me how you feel),

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, Big Brooklyn Red ("Taking It Too Far") and

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("Reminding Me (Of Sef)"), and has been covered by the dance production outfit L.A. Mix.

References

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