Vic Simms

[2] Simms was born on 29 January 1946 on La Perouse Mission in the south east of Sydney.

[1] Whilst incarcerated in the notorious Bathurst Gaol[6] he learnt how to play guitar and started writing songs.

In 1973, his music was heard by a Robin Hood Foundation and they sent a tape to RCA who organised to have him record an album.

This album was recorded in one hour with a mobile studio in the prison dining room and was released as The Loner.

[11] Songs from the original album were re-recorded by artists including Luke Peacock, Paul Kelly and Vic Simms himself.