Norman Simmons
Norman Simmons discusses his start in Chicago
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Norman Simmons discusses his aspirations as a young man
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Norman Simmons on leaving Chicago
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Q: “How did you get out of Chicago then, was it a singer that took you out? Somebody you worked with that said ‘hey, come on the road’?”
A: “Yes, after the Bee Hive, we left there as a rhythm section and we began to work as a trio, and then we put some material together then and recorded the first album. The first, Norman Simmons Trio album on the Chess records. It was Argo at the time and we did that album as a trio.”