RIP Kim Simmons, taught me how to boogie. Loved this band. Gave birth to Foghat. The best always smile when they play. Battled Stage 4 colon cancer for the last year. Relevent? Foundational. And now tears.
I had a chance to chat with Kim many years back. Chris Youlden's name came up. He said that time period was the best 'Savoy Brown' lineup. When we talked about some of those songs he actually got a little misty eyed. That conversation, and the one I had with Buck Dharma a few years earlier are two of the best 'rock memories' I have.
It’s always a pleasure to see a classic rock band, decades after their “prime”, still playing their hearts out and having fun, even on tracks they must have played hundreds if not thousands of times. And, oh, they sound goddamn amazing, too.
I bought Raw Sienna way back and then bought every album they produced, you can actually here Kim improving and getting better every album. ASTOUNDING.
I'm from Coral Gables...although I did not see the 69 concert there....I did see the Doors concert at Dinner Key Auditorium, if you want to call that a concert?
Totally awsome! SB rocks even after 50yrs. Can't wait to finally meet the amazing Kim simmonds. I'll be his daughter in law in the near future when I marry his only son, Justin. Maybe I'll finally get to see him in concert, lol!!!
Saw them back in the 70's at Pirates World in Dania Florida. Went to almost all the concerts at Pirates World, just remember some of them, and Savoy Brown was a memorable one. Thought the bleachers were gonna fall down with the rock and roll.
This is one of my favorite Song i was in College in the Philippines , now I'm living in the D.C. area i still love the song "Tell Mama why i'm leaving so soon".
When i was 17 i worked for Steve Glance productions at the Palace in Detroit i had heard Savoy Brown on the radio Tell Mama was played alot when they played live at the palace it was just like the record great sound and calass act muscians!! really good peopel no stupid shit that some bands would do ( Steve Tyler) lol but i worked two showes for them same as the first show awesome professionals! Never get tiered of hearing them esspecially Tell Moma
Wow , Fillmore East 1969, Original lineup, opened for BS&T, great times never to be forgotten, can always go back to places but never the times,,,,,sadly.
Saw Kim and Savoy Brown 3 different times the best time was 1973 in Tampa Florida at Tampa Stadium Deep Purple Savoy Brown Blue Oysters cult an ZZ TOP and Billy Preston who cancelled. The voice came over the load speaker lady and gentlemen Billy Preston has cancelled if you would like a refund please go to the ticket counter. I looked around at people. I didn't see one person leave. That was the good old days Deep Purple played smoke on the water and Savoy Brown rocked that concert ZZ TOP WAS ALSOME BLUE OYSTER CULT PRIME
Savoy Brown did not go down the commericial road that record labels, managers and promoters wanted, so, they maintained their niche status and stayed true to their art. That is why they did not get the notoriety that say, ZZ Top and others did.
Andy Thomas ALOT of their competition fell by the wayside.Savoy Brown Foghat...musical gems from the British invasion. STILL ROCKIN'... THAT'S Success.
Habe Savoy Brown in den 60er Jahren im Stadttheater St.Gallen Live gesehen. 50 Franken Eintritt für 50 Minuten Musik. Ganz schön krass. Und die haben aus Cola-Flaschen gesoffen - ich möchte nicht wissen was ... Cool sind sie auf jeden Fall - auf jeden Fall "Hellbound Train" ...
Elmar Schönenberger 50 Franken in den Sechzigern? Du meine Güte, das war ja ganz schön happig. Aber dafür die Schweiz, ein unschlagbar tolles Land. Ich LIEBE es! MfG, Jerry
Quit my job, ain't got no money Seems I have to leave this town Packed my bags, run to the station Board the train that's eastward bound Tell mama and all the folks back home Sometimes a man just feels He's got to make it alone Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon Because this life I live Has got me sick through and through Nothing to do, that's why I had to go Seemed no use in hanging 'round I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand Board the train that's eastward bound Tell mama and all the folks back home Sometimes a man just feels He's got to make it alone Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon Because this life I live Has got me sick through and through Quit my job, ain't got no money Seems I have to leave this town Tell mama and all the folks back home Sometimes a man just feels He's got to make it alone Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon Because this life I live Has got me sick through and through
Heiekin bottle? where's the beer bottle Kim? LOL, best version I saw of this, They were playing in Toronto at the Elmacambo, I drove there to buy Savoy Brown tix, and the sales clerk says, They are playing just down the street. Well at break time I mosied up to the break room and knocked ( you have to look like you own the place) and hung out with Kim, Richie on drums and "DC" on bass, And I wrote Savoy Brown with sharpie on the wall ( hey, it has to be someone else, Kim thought it was funny). '79-'81 somewhere in there
How did a Brit band end up in Central New York with Joe Whiting on sax??? Joe is from a tiny town called Skaneateles! Ever heard of it? And Kim Simmons is going on several decades of Savoy Brown.
Probably we were too stoned & rockin to hard to care about the billboard charts . But I know one thing is we are still digging Kim & Savoy Brown both old & new 40 years or so later & have all the records from those great days while more than likely no one has any of Travoltas garbage. It's a shame there are really no films of the original band playing I know of, but at least we have the recordings.
RIP Kim Simmons, taught me how to boogie. Loved this band. Gave birth to Foghat. The best always smile when they play. Battled Stage 4 colon cancer for the last year. Relevent? Foundational. And now tears.
I've been Rockin to Savoy Brown since the 70s. And Humble Pie!
Me too!!!!!!!!!!@!!
@@DavidRusin-xw1vc Me three!
Kim, The king of Blues RIP my friend
Brings back so many great memories.
Too bad so few kids today have no clue what real music is.
Agree
Played by actual "Musicians" on actual "Instruments"!!
I had a chance to chat with Kim many years back. Chris Youlden's name came up.
He said that time period was the best 'Savoy Brown' lineup. When we talked about some of those songs he actually got a little misty eyed.
That conversation, and the one I had with Buck Dharma a few years earlier are two of the best 'rock memories' I have.
These guys still got it!!! They sound just like they did in the 70s. And for a live recording, this is incredible!!
Goodbye Kim, we loved you and your music.
Absolutely Wonderiffic Band! Another brilliant WELSH musician in KIM SIMMONDS!
Kim is one of the BEST guitar players, ever!
RIP KIM!
Period. rIP
Word
STREET CORNER TALKING .... one of my favorite albums of all time ... not a bad tune on it
It’s always a pleasure to see a classic rock band, decades after their “prime”, still playing their hearts out and having fun, even on tracks they must have played hundreds if not thousands of times. And, oh, they sound goddamn amazing, too.
couldn't agree more...SB, Uriah Heep, Pat Travers, et al, knew how to rock
Heeeeell yes to that!!!!
Saw these guys in the 60's with the classic lineup. "lookin in" one the best Boogie Blues albums ever!
I bought Raw Sienna way back and then bought every album they produced, you can actually here Kim improving and getting better every album.
ASTOUNDING.
Hernando 's.Hideaway...
Yeah Savoy Brown Rock with quality music never fade
Been listening to this song for decades ..always love it...such memories
They still sound great!!
I love this song!! 👏👏All Mama out there.. Happy Woman's Day!! Especially to my Mama.. R. I. P. Miss you!! ❤️❤️🇵🇭
Savoy Brown with a sax. I'd have never believed it.
This tune will never get old 🎸🎼🎸
never grow old
Joe Whiting, the best Savoy Brown vocalist since Dave Walker!!! We want you back!
+John Louis I agree, he was very cool, a strange fit for some of the older material but a great showman
Chris Youlden no. 1
Now u know how fun it was way back then. Thanks for the great music.
Great song, written by Kim Simmonds and the late great Paul Raymond, who went on to become a big part of the classic lineup of UFO.
i've played this song in bar bands decades ago without knowing who did it.seeing who does it & i love them!!
Goes straight through the heart.....powerfull......
This is still so 🔥🎇. Awesome band
I've seen them 4 times, and they are absolutely amazing. Ardy Sarraf is Paul McCartney on that stage!
My All Time Favorite, Savoy Brown
I love this band, thanks for posting!!! 2010, seen 2013, wow, thanks again. I cannot believe there are not more hits on this!
Hi Helene, how are you doing?
they were the first band I ever saw live , back in 1969, a free concert in Coconut Grove,FL
been my favorite ever since.
I'm from Coral Gables...although I did not see the 69 concert there....I did see the Doors concert at Dinner Key Auditorium, if you want to call that a concert?
I use to live in the Gables near CG.
Totally awsome! SB rocks even after 50yrs. Can't wait to finally meet the amazing Kim simmonds. I'll be his daughter in law in the near future when I marry his only son, Justin. Maybe I'll finally get to see him in concert, lol!!!
Good ol' Coconut Grove!
Lucky you! WOW
Sweet childhood memories: I saw this band perform in the 70'ties and they were GREAT! Sooo BRITISH! ❤💯💥👍
Classic music one of d best during dt time I'm teen ager.i love D's music at 57..until now
Saw them back in the 70's at Pirates World in Dania Florida. Went to almost all the concerts at Pirates World, just remember some of them, and Savoy Brown was a memorable one. Thought the bleachers were gonna fall down with the rock and roll.
I wasn't sure how a saxophone would work with this classic song, but it kicks ass........
A great friend turned me on to Kim Simmons and Savoy Brown . RIP Kim Simmons and my friend Steve!
As good as it gets ! Let it roll !
Hi Ria, how are you?
This is one of my favorite Song i was in College in the Philippines , now I'm living in the D.C. area i still love the song "Tell Mama why i'm leaving so soon".
What a great blast from my past. Very well done sirs!!
When i was 17 i worked for Steve Glance productions at the Palace in Detroit i had heard Savoy Brown on the radio Tell Mama was played alot when they played live at the palace it was just like the record great sound and calass act muscians!! really good peopel no stupid shit that some bands would do ( Steve Tyler) lol but i worked two showes for them same as the first show awesome professionals! Never get tiered of hearing them esspecially Tell Moma
RIP Kim, you will be sorely missed.
Thanks for this. When I saw them as a kid I thought 'now I get rock n roll'
Been a fan since Street Corner Talking spun that vinyl to the ground....such a raw garage band...awesome & phenomenal
This is just a perfectly written blues song.
I appreciate this tune more over the years.
Long Live Savoy Brown!!!! 2/13/ 2022 Philippines
Love that move with the head at 1.02... that's what bluesrock is all about !
Wow , Fillmore East 1969, Original lineup, opened for BS&T, great times never to be forgotten, can always go back to places but never the times,,,,,sadly.
I’m 60 and feel like I missed this band somehow.
Great band, always loved their music!!
A most pleasant surprise to find this....
Ladies & Gentlemen this is it! Let the good times roll.
Saw Kim and Savoy Brown 3 different times the best time was 1973 in Tampa Florida at Tampa Stadium Deep Purple Savoy Brown Blue Oysters cult an ZZ TOP and Billy Preston who cancelled. The voice came over the load speaker lady and gentlemen Billy Preston has cancelled if you would like a refund please go to the ticket counter. I looked around at people. I didn't see one person leave. That was the good old days Deep Purple played smoke on the water and Savoy Brown rocked that concert ZZ TOP WAS ALSOME BLUE OYSTER CULT PRIME
kim simmons isa a tru pro...... love to see him love on his band
Damn! This is better than the vinyl cut!!
I landscape for kim. He has so many cool stories he is a super guy. Could listen to his stories all day smoking big fat cigars!!
ryan cornelius Thats really cool, Ryan...Kim is a really nice guy and a great musician.
No need to destroy your body with the ILLEGAL TOBACCO DRUG!
Tobacco isn’t illegal weirdo.
why didnt they become more famous?? awesome band!!
Savoy Brown did not go down the commericial road that record labels, managers and promoters wanted, so, they maintained their niche status and stayed true to their art.
That is why they did not get the notoriety that say, ZZ Top and others did.
The competition was better! They looked like shit! Both could have something to do with it!
Their frequent line up changes didn't help too.
That's funny you say that. Do you know Foghat came from SB? Lonesome Dave Prevent and Rod Price were once memners. Come on People!
Andy Thomas ALOT of their competition fell by the wayside.Savoy Brown Foghat...musical gems from the British invasion. STILL ROCKIN'... THAT'S Success.
Just as good as the beginning thanks KIM SIMMONS
Love that sax....my dad Mr.Harty loves the sax. Pamala Petty
as good as it gets for classic rock band
great video ty for posting
you're welcome!
i grew up with this, i love this song!
Excellent ❤
Fantastic rock and roll
N0 one like you.🎉
Who's watching this now....jan.11,2020?...
Tell MAMA I am
Today !
February 10, 2023!!
I'm gonna to see their gig next months in Zug Switzerland
Lucky you
one of my favorite songs. nice to know these grandpas are still rocking.
grandpaps... better of the young dudes nowadays whose music is worthless !!!!!!!!!!!!
Today's music is crap, rooted in nothing. Completely souless.
i grew up with this damn song and still can't get enoug hearing thisdamn sobg hahahahahaha i like it
Hi Cecil, how are you doing?
Effin' Great!🎸🎷
Damn Strait!!!!!!!
Savoy Brown in Homer, NY, this Saturday night !
Great Song.....Tuesday not quite, Gone with the Wind...
What you’re seeing here is the future of Foghat
Still plays awesome
Just discovered them......... wow.
Great performers......
I'm glad 😂 saw him live once
Northwest suburbs of Chicago maybe haymaker in Arlington Heights?
Good in both centuries!
Habe Savoy Brown in den 60er Jahren im Stadttheater St.Gallen Live gesehen. 50 Franken Eintritt für 50 Minuten Musik. Ganz schön krass. Und die haben aus Cola-Flaschen gesoffen - ich möchte nicht wissen was ... Cool sind sie auf jeden Fall - auf jeden Fall "Hellbound Train" ...
Elmar Schönenberger 50 Franken in den Sechzigern? Du meine Güte, das war ja ganz schön happig. Aber dafür die Schweiz, ein unschlagbar tolles Land. Ich LIEBE es! MfG, Jerry
Cool stuffs from these great great guys :) I thank you sirs for the music rock and roll rules.. 2019
Quit my job, ain't got no money
Seems I have to leave this town
Packed my bags, run to the station
Board the train that's eastward bound
Tell mama and all the folks back home
Sometimes a man just feels
He's got to make it alone
Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon
Because this life I live
Has got me sick through and through
Nothing to do, that's why I had to go
Seemed no use in hanging 'round
I can't stop now, the ticket's in my hand
Board the train that's eastward bound
Tell mama and all the folks back home
Sometimes a man just feels
He's got to make it alone
Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon
Because this life I live
Has got me sick through and through
Quit my job, ain't got no money
Seems I have to leave this town
Tell mama and all the folks back home
Sometimes a man just feels
He's got to make it alone
Tell mama why I'm leaving so soon
Because this life I live
Has got me sick through and through
Heiekin bottle? where's the beer bottle Kim? LOL, best version I saw of this, They were playing in Toronto at the Elmacambo, I drove there to buy Savoy Brown tix, and the sales clerk says, They are playing just down the street. Well at break time I mosied up to the break room and knocked ( you have to look like you own the place) and hung out with Kim, Richie on drums and "DC" on bass, And I wrote Savoy Brown with sharpie on the wall ( hey, it has to be someone else, Kim thought it was funny). '79-'81 somewhere in there
OH YEAH!! Sounds soo good❤
Tell momma an all time great
Bravo wayback 1970
Great job!🎉❤😮😊😮😢
so nice to play!
2020 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
R.I.P. Kim Simmons who departed us last year…
Born: December 5, 1947
Died: December 13, 2022
How did a Brit band end up in Central New York with Joe Whiting on sax??? Joe is from a tiny town called Skaneateles! Ever heard of it? And Kim Simmons is going on several decades of Savoy Brown.
I bought their album title"STREET CORNER TALKING".-SAVOY BROWN..
Me too...what a great era for music, today's music SUCKS!!!!
Hi, it'so good ! merci !
Great song
Well crafted........
My go to pick me up band
Right up there with Humble Pies 30 Days in the hole.
Love it
TELL MAMA AND ALL THE FOLK BACK HOME
TELL MAMA YES YES YES MOVEMENT🎅®🎸®
.♪ J Travolta made the top 100 5 times while Savoy Brown made it only 3 times during that same era. What the hell were we thinkin'?
Probably we were too stoned & rockin to hard to care about the billboard charts . But I know one thing is we are still digging Kim & Savoy Brown both old & new 40 years or so later & have all the records from those great days while more than likely no one has any of Travoltas garbage. It's a shame there are really no films of the original band playing I know of, but at least we have the recordings.
CooL!!!! Drugs don't need!!!!
Tell momma why I’m leaving so soon, because this life I leave has got me sick through and through ............fact
I saw them live along with Kiss in 1974 in Anchorage, Alaska, good show but they were all pretty drunk.
Sounds pretty good, amazing that Simmons’s can play rhythm and slide on the same song. But what happened to Dave Walker?
👍👍👍👍