Rock Radio Scrapbook

AIRCHECK OF THE WEEK
For week of February 8, 2015
Edition #821

Talent: LEE BABY SIMMS
Station: KRLA Los Angeles
Date: March 30, 1971
Time: 34:37 (unscoped)

Lee Baby Simms was a true radio gypsy.

By his count, the man born Gilmore LaMar Simms worked at 35 stations in 22 markets and was fired 25 times because ``I never took an insult from anyone.`` He jocked as far north as WJBK Detroit, as far south as WMYQ Miami, as far east as WPOP Hartford and as far west as Honolulu at KKUA, KORL, KPOI and KDUK. In between, he appeared on biggies like WKYC Cleveland, KRLA Los Angeles, KCBQ San Diego, KOOL Phoenix and KYA San Francisco. Simms, who got his nickname from KONO PD Woody Roberts, also displayed his songwriting talents when he penned "Time" for the Pozo-Seco Singers in 1966.

Simms took his own life January 28, 2015 at the age of 72. He had been suffering from cancer.

Enjoy Lee Baby Simms on KRLA here.

(The Tom Howard Collection)

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