Lowrell Simon

Lowrell Simon (March 18, 1943, Chicago – June 19, 2018, Newton, Mississippi)[1] was an American soul 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".

He wrote tracks for the 1976 debut album of Mystique, which featured other former members of The Lost Generation.

He signed to Liberace's label, AVI Records, and released an album in late 1979 entitled Lowrell.

[5] The song "Mellow Mellow Right On" has been sampled copiously, including by Massive Attack ("Lately"), Joy Enriquez (Tell me how you feel),Imagination, Big Brooklyn Red ("Taking It Too Far") and Common ("Reminding Me (Of Sef)"), and has been covered by the dance production outfit L.A.