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thumb Bill Simon (July 1, 1920 – August 20, 2000) was a songwriter, musician and music critic. He was a contributor to the music business in the mid-20th century, notably as a jazz commentator for ''Billboard Magazine'' and other publications. His liner notes can still be found on many record albums of the era. Raised in Springville, New York, Simon began his career in music in 1941 as the manager of his brother's record store in Buffalo, New York. In 1944 he moved to New York City and worked as a record salesman, record producer (he compiled the first Edith Piaf album issued in the USA) and jazz critic. He discovered the jazz clarinetist Tony Scott; they shared an apartment for 5 years and Simon was Scott's first manager. They remained lifelong friends. Simon spent several years (starting in 1955) as associate editor of ''Billboard Magazine'' and wrote a monthly column on jazz for ''The Saturday Review''. He was manager and editor of the RCA Victor Popular Record Club, owned by the Book-of-the-Month Club, which later sold the Club to Reader's Digest, with Simon as part of the package. He stayed at Reader's Digest for 22 years, producing dozens of best-selling albums, such as ''The Great Band Era'' and ''Country Roads''. He also conceived and was the editor of 17 Reader's Digest song books, including ''Treasury of Great Show Tunes'' and ''The Children's Songbook'', which have sold in the millions and are still in print. Simon's articles appear in several jazz anthologies, including ''The Jazz Word'' (Ballantine Books 1960)〔''The Jazz Word'', "The Responsibility of the Artist", edited by Dom Cerulli, Burt Korall, Mort Nasatir, Ballantine Books, New York, 1960, pp. 31-36)〕 and ''The Jazz Makers'' (Rinehart & Co. 1957).〔''The Jazz Makers'', "Charlie Christian", edited by Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff. Illustrated. 368 pp. New York: Rinehart & Co.,1957, pp. 316-331)〕 For ''Record Worlds 1974 tribute to Sam Goody, Simon wrote the featured piece, "Sam Goody -- The Early Years," on the occasion of Goody's 70th birthday and 35 years in the record business. (Simon worked for Goody for 5 years as salesman and record producer.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Simon (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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