An R&B vocal group from Chicago, Illinois, USA. The Lost Generation bucked the early 70s major trend in sweet falsetto-led vocal groups by providing a fresh sound of a dry, hard lead. The members were Lowrell Simon (lead), his brother Fred Simon, Larry Brownlee (d. 1978; ex-CODs) and Jesse Dean. The Lost Generation is a gripping and passionate story of one soldier simply trying to survive the greatest war the world had ever seen, and to attempt to collect up the pieces of himself in its wake. Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought. Lost Generation Lyrics: (I wish we could stay to see what happens) / We have to let them find their way, but we will create again / Came back like the Mack, Caddy cut dime in the back / Eight. The Lost Generation was the social generational cohort that came of age during World War I. 'Lost' in this context refers to the 'disoriented, wandering, directionless' spirit of many of the war's survivors in the early postwar period.
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Genres | Soul |
| Years active | 1969 – 1974 |
| Labels | Brunswick Records |
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Sometimes referred to as the 'lost' generation, this was the first generation of 'latchkey' kids, exposed to lots of daycare and divorce.
The Lost Generation was an American soul group from Chicago, Illinois. The members began singing together in 1969 (after Jesse Dean completed time in the United States Army) and shortly after forming, Lowrell Simon's childhood friend, Gus Redmond (who was by that time promotional head at Brunswick Records), had the group record with producer Carl Davis. The result of these sessions was the single 'The Sly, Slick and the Wicked', which became a hit in the US, and whose sales earned Brunswick Records enough profits to buy itself out and dissociate itself from its parent company, Decca Records, that same year.[1] The group scored a few further hits, and disbanded in 1974, with members Brownlee and Fred Simon later joining Mystique, and Lowrell Simon embarking on a successful career as a solo artist. Larry Brownlee died in 1978; Fred Simon currently sings bass vocals with The Chi-Lites. Lowrell Simon died in 2018.
Members[edit]
- Lowrell Simon (formerly of The Vondells; died 2018)
- Fred Simon
- Jesse Dean
- Larry Brownlee (formerly of The C.O.D.s; died 1978)
- Leslie Dean
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Discography[edit]
- The Sly, Slick and the Wicked (Brunswick Records, 1970)
- The Young, Tough and Terrible (Brunswick Records, 1972)
Singles[edit]
- 'The Sly, Slick and the Wicked' (1970) US #30, US R&B Singles #14[2]
- 'Wait a Minute' (1970) US R&B Singles #25[3]
- 'Someday' (1971) US R&B Singles #48[2]
- 'Talking the Teenage Language' (1971) US R&B Singles #35[2]
- 'Your Mission (If You Decide to Accept It) Part I' (1974) US R&B Singles #65[3]
References[edit]
- ^Biography, Allmusic.com
- ^ abcBillboard Singles, Allmusic.com.
- ^ abLowrell Simon at Allmusic.com
References[edit]
- ^Biography, Allmusic.com
- ^ abcBillboard Singles, Allmusic.com.
- ^ abLowrell Simon at Allmusic.com
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The 'Lost Generation' is a term used to describe a number of American writers and artists who went to live in Europe after the First World War. People associated with the Lost Generation include Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson and John Steinbeck.
The term has also been used more recently to describe those unable to find work after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009.
Origin of the term[change | change source]
The writer and poet Gertrude Stein is often considered to have come up with the term[1] She supposedly heard her French garage owner speak of his unskilled young workers as 'une generation perdue' (a generation lost). Ernest Hemingway then used the term in the introduction to his novel The Sun Also Rises.
The term is generally used for the period from the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Great Depression.
Meaning[change | change source]
After the First World War, members of the Lost Generation decided that they did not want to live a normal life in America. They went to Europe, often Paris. Away from America, the Lost Generation often drank heavily, had affairs and tried to find meaning in life. The Lost Generation produced some of the finest writing of all time, and arguably created a new style of writing.
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑As described by Hemingway in the chapter 'Une Generation Perdue,' of A Moveable Feast, the term was coined by the owner of the Paris garage where Gertrude Stein took her car, and was picked up and translated by her.
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