The Podcast

The Man Behind Big Pink

John Simon

Before there was Music from Big Pink, before Cheap Thrills, before Leonard Cohen debut — there was John Simon in the room. One of the most important producers of the late 1960s, Simon shaped the sound of The Band across three records, produced Janis Joplin best-selling album, and helped birth the jazz-rock movement with Blood, Sweat and Tears. But John Simon is not just a producer. He is a musician, a songwriter, and a performer who still tours today. In this episode, we sit down with the man Robbie Robertson said fit like a glove and hear the stories firsthand.