John Simon is born in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA. He will find success as one of the top record producers in the United States during the late 1960s and the 1970s, producing numerous classic albums including The Band's Music from Big Pink, The Band, and The Last Waltz, Cheap Thrills by
Big Brother And The Holding Company featuring
Janis Joplin, Songs of
Leonard Cohen by
Leonard Cohen, and Child Is Father To The Man by Blood, Sweat And Tears. He will also attract acclaim as a composer, writer and performer.