LEE SIMS AND THE PLATTE RIVER BAND

LEE SIMS

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ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR 2001 IN COLORADO

COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR 2003

3 TIME GOLDEN MUSIC AWARD WINNER 2001 IN NASHVILLE

1-MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR

2-GROUP OF THE YEAR

3-ALBUM OF THE YEAR

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LEE SIMS

Back Trackin' Reviews

LEE SIMS #1 on the Latest TopTrax Chart!!

Posted by Tom Wardle on November 18,2001 at 16:32:51:

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE INDIE ARTISTS WHO HAVE PLACED ON THIS MONTH'S CHART.

SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO LEE SIMS.....THE FIRST INDIE ARTIST TO PLACE AT #1 ON TOPTRAX!!

INDIE ARTISTS---YOU NEED TO GET THE STATIONS PLAYING YOUR MUSIC TO REPORT TO TOPTRAX!!

TopTrax Traditional Country Music Chart
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America’s Only “Real Country” Music Airplay Chart
Compiled from Play Lists submitted by U.S. reporting stations
Compiled by Tom Wardle
VOLUME #1 – ISSUE #6
October 16 – November 15, 2001

POS ./ ARTIST / LABEL(S) / Pos.Last Chart / Mos.Charted

1. Lee Sims LS/WHP 25 6
2. George Jones Mercury/Epic/Asylum 1 6
3. Johnny Cash American/Columbia/Sony/Sun 22 6
4. Gene Watson StepOne/RMG/Curb 12 6
5. George Strait MCA 18 4
6. Dale Watson Audium/DIY/Koch 29 6
7. Troy Cook, Jr. Stardust/SGK 14 5
8. Alan Jackson Arista 2 6
9. Lamar Morris Barrister 37 3
10. Junior Brown Curb 10 6
11. Merle Haggard Anti/Relentless/Capitol 3 6
12. Randy Travis Image/WB 24 4
13. Michael Ballew Soul of the Heart 49 3
14. Ernie Ashworth Hilltopper/B&E/Curb 11 6
15. David Frizzell Nashville America 17 6
16. The Derailers Sire/Lucky Dog 38 4
17. Billy Walker Tall Texan/CTS 9 6
18. Erin Hay WHP/Westwood 35 5
19. Loretta Lynn MCA/Audium/Decca 8 6
20. Glynn Martin Country Discovery 69 2
21. Patty Loveless Epic 26 5
22. Grant Tingey Dark Horse 57 2
23. Hank Williams, Sr. Polydor/MGM 52 6
24. Billy Keeble WHP/Global/Universal 59 6
25. Rooster Quantrell Stardust -- 1
26. Bob Wills Columbia/Liberty/Longhorn 68 5
27. Bill Murray Starbuck -- 1
28. Joey Sloan Dark Horse -- 1
29. Jan Howard L&L 63 2
30. Pamela Anton WHP/Twisted Oak 46 4
31. Ernest Tubb MCA/Decca/Bear 67 6
32. Ray Price Columbia/Justice/Bear 13 6
33. Kitty Wells Rebuca/MCA/Decca 6 6
34. Buck Owens Rhino/Audium/Starday 39 6
35. Asleep At The Wheel Relentless 54 3
36. Hank Thompson Bloodshot/Hightone 71 6
37. Waylon Jennings RCA/Javelin 16 6
38. Joe Paul Nichols Custom/TIMA 90 2
39. Jim Lauderdale Dualtone 40 4
40. Dwight Yoakam WB/Reprise 33 4
41. Willie Nelson Columbia/Flashback/Island/Navarre 30 6
42. Hank Locklin Coldwater/RCA 83 5
43. Webb Pierce MCA/Decca/Krazy Kat 80 6
44. Hank Snow RCA/Bear -- 1
45. Patsy Cline Razor&Tie/MCA/JCD 84 5
46. Sons Of The Pioneers RCA 82 2
47. Norma Jean Roma/CTS/Desert Kid 61 2
48. Charlie Louvin Hilltopper -- 1
49. Boxcar Willie Madacy/CTS 93 2
50. Red Sovine Rounder/Bear/Starday 86 2
51. Donna Darlene Stardust/Greenback/WHP 66 2
52. Spade Cooley Country Routes -- 1
53. Dolly Parton Sugar Hill/RCA 4 6
54. Porter Wagoner Shell Point/RCA -- 2
55. Jimmy Eaves Pureco 58 6
56. Justin Trevino Neon Nightmare/Lonestar 73 6
57. Jimmy Dickens Bear/Razor & Tie 72 6
58. Charley Pride Honest/RCA 32 6
59. Louvin Brothers Razor & Tie -- 1
60. Jim Reeves RCA/Sony/CTS 99 6
61. Charley Walker Bear -- 1
62. Carl Vaughn Rafter V -- 1
63. Melba Montgomery Pickwick/CTS -- 1
64. Bill Anderson Decca/BA Ent/Curb/TWI 5 6
65. Jim & Jesse Pinecastle/Old Dominion 20 6
66. Wayne Hancock Bloodshot/Ark 21 62 4
67. Carl Smith Bear/Columbia -- 2
68. Wynn Stewart Bear/Capitol/Varese -- 2
69. Johnny Rodriguez RCA/Hightone/Mercury -- 4
70. Johnny Bond Bloodshot/Starday -- 2
71. Tex Williams Capitol -- 3
72. Cowboy Copas King/Nashville -- 1
73. Narvel Felts Bear 34 5
74. Tom T Hall Mercury 28 6
75. Marty Robbins Columbia/Sony 94 6
76. Ricky Skaggs Epic/Skaggs Fam. 45 6
77. Craig Chambers WR -- 2
78. Lefty Frizzell Epic/Columbia/Rhino 96 6
79. Jimmie Rodgers Bear/Rounder -- 2
80. Dave Dudley Mercury -- 3
81. Hank Penny Bloodshot/WD 55 2
82. Tex Ritter Capitol/Varese 85 2
83. Johnny Horton Columbia -- 1
84. Red Simpson Columbia/Razor & Tie -- 3
85. Wilf Carter Castle/Federal -- 1
86. Larry Cordle Shell Point -- 1
87. Merle Travis Capitol/CMH -- 1
88. Tammy Wynette Epic -- 1
89. Johnny Paycheck Masters/Little Darlin/Epic 27 6
90. Jimmy C. Newman Decca/Edsel 88 2
91. Johnny Bush Watermelon/Lonestar 92 6
92. Ferlin Husky 1st Generation/Starday/Capitol 91 2
93. Don Gibson RCA 36 2
94. Dugg Collins Startex 95 4
95. Faron Young Mercury -- 3
96. Wilma Lee & StoneyCooper Hickory/Era -- 1
97. Flatt & Scruggs Deluxe/Mercury -- 2
98. Joni Harms Warner Western -- 2
99. Claude Gray Mercury/Sunrise -- 1
100. Darrell McCall Bear -- 1

Lee Sims & The Platte River Band

Back Trackin'

One day as several times before there was a CD in my mailbox with an artist I

didn't know anything about but, I had to take a listen as I used to do when a

CD arrived and after a short listen I found that it wasn't a CD just to put

away, I took a more careful listen and became surprised, the sound and

feelings in this voice was great and it belongs to Lee Sims, the arrangement

and sound of the music is a pleasure to your ears and if you see this CD

anywhere there is a good reason to buy it, I'm sure you will love the songs

as much as I do

Freddy Olsen

Country DJ Radio Herkules Kolding Denmark

President / Danish Country DJ's Association

Lee Sims &The Platte River Band........ CD Review From the first note on track 1, Lee Sims& The Platte River Band take control.BACK TRACKIN' is a well produced Cd and along with Lee's powerful vocals is a joy to listen to.Lee takes classic's like FOLSOM PRISON BLUES,MAMA TRIED and STATUE OF A FOOL and make them his.Lee puts so much emotion in every song,and thats so apparent on the ballards,I TAKE IT ON HOME,LILLIES WHITE LIES,HOW BOUT YOU and especially, my personal favorite OTHER WOMAN IN MY LIFE.When Lee sings LADY IN THE BLUE MERCEDES you feel like your traveling too.Lee and the band can rock it up also, with the seventies classic BRANDY and they blow the roof off with a Carl Perkins gem HONEY DON'T.Lee Sims & The Platte River Band are a great bunch of musicians and with solid background vocals this CD is a "WINNER." If you love country music ,this CD belong's in your collection. TOMMY DEAN "DOWN HOME COUNTRY" WERU FM Bluehill 89.9&102.9 Bangor

" Much liberal use is made of the words " Traditional Country " and " Hard
Country ". With old Country Salts like me.......you either is........or you
ain't.

From the first notes of the Lee Sims & The Platte River Band CD " Back
Trackin' ".......till the very last..........the Trad X Hard is up one side
of your ears & down the other. Like when you discovered Buck Owens.......no
one had to tell you......you just knew.

" Real As Rain ".......& me & my global radio friends are soakin' it up ".

Eddie Russell / Country Eastern / Outlaw For Peace Radio Show & global
radio pipelining adventure. www.paralegalator.com/eddie.html

Reviewed by Big Al Watts Presenter of Big Al's Rhythm RoundUp on PBS

106.7 FM Melbourne Australia

Lee Sims &The Platte River Band not to Far out of Denver is the town of

Aurora not a big town but certainly a town containing a big talent. Lee and

the boy's have honed their musical skill to razor sharpness and their release

Back Trackin' is proof of this. Loaded to the hilt with classic country Lee

and the band take you on a musical trip covering the true heart of country

music. Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues kicks off our trip and rather than

it coming across as a cover becomes more of an anthem to the writer, amongst

the great material Is Haggard's Mama Tried an all time favourite of mine and

I'm certain of a lot of peoples. Carl Perkins Honey Don't brings out some

great rockabilly skills in the band and they cut loose on this one, other

great standards like Statue of a Fool and Jesse Winchester's How About You

are given Lee and the boy's own special touch. Twelve tracks in all and the

only disappointing thing I could find about this release was when it ran out

of time. Might be a tad hard to find but like all good things it's worth the

trouble.

ALBUM REVIEW by PAT FITZMAURICE (RADIO GALTEE. IRELAND)

LEE SIMS & THE PLATTE RIVER BAND (BACK TRACKIN)

Country Music has many forms and styles; this album has combined styles and forms to produce something for anyone who has an interest in country music.

From the very first song, a cover of a well-known song made famous by Johnny Cash, given a fresh sound with the addition of a well-played harmonica, takes the song to another level.

Mama Tried and Statue of a Fool given that fresh sound which will hold you’re attention right through. Lady in a blue Mercedes is one of my favorites and also of the listeners to my radio show, but the song that has topped my list and on requests is “Lillies White Lies” .

I only have this Album a week and I am still trying to get to the rest of the songs.

A must for your collection.

Pat

Hello Lee,

Thank you so very much, your CD titled "BACK TRACKIN'"

arrived in the mail today. Eddie Russell is a real gem, he told me he

would be getting a few artists to send them music to me for review and

possible airplay.

My show is called MAKE MINE COUNTRY on 88.9 WYN-FM (that's pronounced

"win" and not W Y N as three separate letters). The show is a mixed

bag of some old, some new, some Australian, some major label

commercially recorded and a whole lot of Indie country music.