Music Artist

Sylvie Simmons

Artist Biography by Mark Deming on Allmusic.com: A respected veteran rock journalist, Sylvie Simmons had been writing about music for nearly four decades when she finally stepped forward as a performer. Simmons was born and raised in London, and was fascinated with music from early childhood. She learned to play a secondhand guitar, but an attempt to perform at a school function led to a painful case of stage fright, and Simmons channeled her interests into writing about music, while she only played and sang at home. In her teens, Simmons began writing for music magazines in the U.K., but grew frustrated with her assignments, as she was often hired to write about lightweight, teen-oriented pop acts rather than the more aggressive and challenging bands she preferred. In 1977, Simmons left L

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Genre & Licence Profile

GenreTracks
Folk5
  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci — 5

Top Tracks by Listens

TrackAlbumYearDurationListens
You Are In My ArmsLive on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/201620163m 17s1,355
Moon Over ChinatownLive on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/201620162m 36s1,179
Midnight CowboyLive on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/201620162m 58s1,072
Hard Act To FollowLive on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/201620162m 46s792
NothingLive on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/201620162m 52s725

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Track Catalogue

5 tracks shown

Track Album Genre Duration Listens Licence
Midnight Cowboy [103] Live on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/2016 2016 Folk 2m 58s 1,072 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Moon Over Chinatown [103] Live on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/2016 2016 Folk 2m 36s 1,179 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Nothing [103] Live on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/2016 2016 Folk 2m 52s 725 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
Hard Act To Follow [103] Live on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/2016 2016 Folk 2m 46s 792 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci
You Are In My Arms [103] Live on WFMU with Irwin Chusid, 6/22/2016 2016 Folk 3m 17s 1,355 Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerci