#5 on Billboard Magazine\'s list of the Top Ten Music Books of 2018New York, NY, January 1, 2019 - Celebrated music producer John Simon has produced some of the greatest Rock \'n\' Roll ever recorded including The Band\'s Music From Big Pink, The Band, The Last Waltz
Janis Joplin\'s Cheap Thrills
Simon and Garfunkel\'s Bookends and the debut albums by Leonard Cohen and Blood, Sweat and Tears.
He tells his stories as if you could have been right there w.
That is why, moving on from the fellowship of the Band, he was able to make his way through the music business without accusations of betrayal, manipulation, and theft trailing behind him, and why he could write a book without a hint of rancor, complaint, whine or resentment...
He also had the most open heart, the most self-deprecating ego.
Jim FarberIn the late 1960s, John Simon may have had the keenest ear of any record producer.
Throughout, Simon strikes a tone that\'s dRoll and engaging.
Part arranger, part psychiatrist, part instrumentalist, part pure music lover, part camp counselor.
John SebastianSimon\'s role with The Band was particularly crucial, and some of the most fascinating portions in his book detail its creation.
On the road with Blues Master, Taj MahalMore Praise: John Simon has always been one of our most Musical producers, a mix of Musical and social skills.
Writing ballet scores for legendary choreographer, Twyla Tharp.
Behind-the-scenes at The Last Waltz.
Life in Woodstock, before the Festival, when it was just a small town safe-haven for musicians.
Witnessing the volatile personal dynamics while making Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company featuring their brand-new vocalist, Janis Joplin.
How his Life changed after making a hit record of a song by Paul Simon that Paul didn\'t even like.
On-the-spot accounts of the recording sessions for Music From Big Pink and The Band\'s 2nd album.
I CAN\'T IMAGINE ANOTHER RECORD PRODUCER IN THE WHOLE WORLD WHO COULD\'VE MATCHED JOHN\'S WORK ON MUSIC FROM BIG PINK AND THE BAND.
Robbie RobertsonIn writing TRUTH, Lies & HEARSAY, Simon has created an invaluable Memoir of the music revolution of the 1960s and 70s With his truly unique perspective on music and the music business, he has drawn on a lifetime of personal experiences including: .
His contributions to popular music have helped tell the story of a generation in the 1960s and 70s and now he is sharing his own.* * * * * *WHEN John Simon JOINED THE BAND\'S BROTHERHOOD HE FIT LIKE A GLOVE. #5 on Billboard Magazine\'s list of the Top Ten Music Books of 2018New York, NY, January 1, 2019 - Celebrated music producer John Simon has produced some of the greatest Rock \'n\' Roll ever recorded including The Band\'s Music From Big Pink, The Band, The Last Waltz
Janis Joplin\'s Cheap Thrills
Simon and Garfunkel\'s Bookends and the debut albums by Leonard Cohen and Blood, Sweat and Tears
