Bobby Sims

CTL-E-4240 · Person · musician · 1960s-1970s

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Guitarist who recorded for Chess and played with the psychedelic-soul unit Rotary Connection; father of house producer Lil Louis, whom he encouraged to learn multiple instruments.

Notes

RELP97 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-0053 child_of. Identity-checked 2026-10-06: no collision.

Referenced by

Lil Louis — child of → this record

Sources

YouTube/Discogs liner bio, 'Lil Louis & The World - I Called U (The Conversation) (1990)'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC1fW6FY4s
hiphopelectronic.com, 'Lil Louis - Hip Hop Electronic'. https://www.hiphopelectronic.com/chicago-house-music-artists/lil-louis

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