Tito Simon Explained

Tito Simon
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Keith Foster
Alias:Sugar Simone, Sugar, Lance Hannibal
Origin:St Mary's, Jamaica
Genre:Reggae
Associated Acts:Sugar & Dandy, The Jetliners

Tito Simon (born Keith Foster in 1948,[1] [2] St Mary's, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae singer and producer.

Simon appeared with Dandy Livingstone as one half of Sugar & Dandy. He later collaborated with Clancy Eccles, recording hit songs including, "Easy Come Easy Go", "You Can’t Be Serious", "I’ll Be True To You", and "She Aint Nothing But The Real Thing".[3] He had solo success with tunes such as "This Monday Morning Feeling" which he wrote and produced. The song reached #45 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1975.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Thompson , Dave . Reggae & Caribbean Music . Backbeat Books . 2002 . 369 . 0-87930-655-6 .
  2. Book: Room . Adrian . Dictionary of pseudonyms : 13,000 assumed names and their origins . 2010 . McFarland & Co . Jefferson, N.C. . 9780786457632 . 441 . 5th.
  3. "Artist Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 6 August 2014.
  4. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 499.