John Simmons (musician)

John Simmons
John Simmons, ca. July 1947 Photograph by William P. Gottlieb.
John Simmons, ca. July 1947
Photograph by William P. Gottlieb.
Background information
Born(1918-06-14)June 14, 1918
Haskell, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 1979(1979-09-19) (aged 61)
Orange, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBass
Years active1937–1960

John Simmons (June 14, 1918 – September 19, 1979)[1] was an American jazz bassist.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2269. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.