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American songwriter and pianist, best known for co-writing enduring popular songs and jazz standards. Seymour Simons was a prominent American songwriter active during the Tin Pan Alley era and the early decades of popular recorded music. He achieved significant success through collaborations, most notably with Haven Gillespie, resulting in timeless hits like 'Breezin' Along with the Breeze'. His compositions were widely recorded by major artists of the day and have become jazz standards.

• Despite early talent as a pianist, Simons reportedly quit performing publicly due to severe stage fright, focusing entirely on songwriting.
• His collaboration with lyricist Haven Gillespie was highly productive and successful, yielding multiple hits beyond their most famous song.
• Simons died relatively young at age 52 in Miami Beach, Florida.