David Simmons

A Philly-bred baritone similar to Teddy Pendergrass and David Ebo who first recorded with the Exzels. The group waxed one single, "Hit Talk" (written by Morris Bailey and Leon Mitchell) b/w "Canadian Sunset," in 1964 on Crossfire Records under the guidance of producer/arranger/writer Bobby Martin. It didn't smell the charts and is tough to find -- Crossfire didn't press many copies. Simmons formed Neo Experience for two singles on Sahara Records: "Human" b/w "God Make My World" (1975) and "Eternally Sunshine" b/w "Paradise (Where My Baby Live)." Besides Simmons, Neo Experienc...