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Bill Sims: Bill Sims

Read "Bill Sims" reviewed by Ed Kopp


Bill Sims is a 50-year-old black man whose biracial family was the subject of a recent 10-hour documentary on PBS entitled An American Love Story. PBS released this eponymous blues album in conjunction with the documentary.Surprisingly, it's a terrific blues collection from Sims, an obscure musician who grew up in Ohio and enjoyed modest success as a member of the Four Mints in the '70s. Bill Sims is a masterful blend of horn-driven B.B. King-style blues, sophisticated acoustic ...

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SOPAC Kickstarts Blues In The Loft Series with Bill Sims, Jr. and Michael Hill on November 6th

SOPAC Kickstarts Blues In The Loft Series with Bill Sims, Jr. and Michael Hill on November 6th

Source: AMT Public Relations

SOUTH ORANGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (SOPAC) KICK-STARTS ITS “BLUES IN THE LOFT" SERIES WITH BILL SIMS, JR., AND MICHAEL HILL SOPAC'S “Blues In The Loft" Concert Series Kicking off SOPAC's new “In The Loft" series are the authentic acoustic- blues stylings of internationally-acclaimed blues artists Bill Sims Jr., and Michael Hill. Delta...Chicago...Texas—it's all part of an exciting evening of gut-bucket blues! Renowned blues harp master Dave Barnes and bassist Mike Griot will make special guest appearances. This is a blues ...

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