{"id":99210,"date":"2022-10-17T01:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T01:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/joyce-sims-rb-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-63-pop-and-rock\/"},"modified":"2022-10-17T01:26:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T01:26:58","slug":"joyce-sims-rb-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-63-pop-and-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/joyce-sims-rb-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-63-pop-and-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce Sims, R&B singer-songwriter, dies aged 63 | pop and rock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tributes have been paid to the R&B singer-songwriter Joyce Sims, who has died at the age of 63.<\/p>\n

Sims shot to fame in the late 1980s when her single Come Into My Life reached the top 10 in the US and the UK.<\/p>\n

Her first hit, All and All, made it to number six in the US dance chart and made the top 20 of the UK singles chart.<\/p>\n

Sims, from Rochester in New York, had been touring in England this summer and had been due to release an album this year.<\/p>\n

Her death was confirmed on social media by family members. The Guardian has contacted Sims ‘representatives.<\/p>\n

Annette Ramsey, one of Sims’ siblings, said \u201cmy heart is broken\u201d and added on Facebook: \u201cI will always remember the happy times we’ve shared, the love and support you have given me will not go in vain. I Love you Big Sis RIP.\u201d<\/p>\n

Debbie Sims Hall, another of Sims’ sisters, described the late singer as \u201ca beautiful soul inside and out\u201d who \u201cwill truly be missed\u201d.<\/p>\n

Chris Rizik, publisher of the website SoulTracks, described Sims as a \u201cgreat talent who sang, wrote and played for us for more than three decades\u201d.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThe music world will mourn the passing of this multifaceted talent whose impact on music was even greater than the mass popularity that she achieved over the past three and a half decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sims, who built a loyal fanbase in the UK, went on to enjoy success with tracks such as Lifetime Love, Walk Away and Looking for a Love, . Her music was sampled or covered by stars including Snoop Dogg, Angie Stone and Randy Crawford.<\/p>\n

The BBC radio broadcaster Edward Adoo said All and All and Come Into My Life were \u201cpart of my childhood on specialist and daytime radio\u201d. He added: \u201cVery sad news to wake up to … Joyce was a big part of the soul scene. May she rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer Loretta, who has performed with the Happy Mondays, Gorillaz and Swedish House Mafia, wrote \u201cRIP Joyce Sims\u201d along with a video of the 1987 hit Come Into My Life.<\/p>\n

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