ABOUT JOHN SIMMONS
Session musician known for his performances with the CBS Blue Network Orchestra and a variety of other artists.
He started off as a trumpeter but because of an injury, he switched to bass; he was offered his first professional gig four months after he took up the instrument.
He had to retire due to poor health.
He raised Sue Simmons, NBC New York newscaster.
He worked with Duke Ellington in 1956.
