Simon, John

Simon, John (11 Aug 1941–) Folk and rock producer with a long career, Simon was born in Norwalk, Connecticut, and began playing music at age four. A prodigy pianist, he worked as a jazz player through high school and then while a college student at Princeton. Upon graduation, he took a job as a production trainee at Columbia Records. His first major hit came with “Red Rubber Ball,” a number two hit for the folk-rock group the Cyrcle in 1965. Simon oversaw other Columbia artists through the…