Person    | Female  Born 6/8/1959  Died 13/10/2022

Joyce Sims

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: USA

Joyce Elizabeth Sims-Sandiford was an American singer and songwriter, whose biggest hit single, "Come into My Life", reached the top 10 in both the US Billboard R&B Chart and the UK Singles Chart in 1987/8. Born New York state. Died Los Angeles. Guardian obituary.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Joyce Sims

Commemorated ati

Mellow Mix Studios in Hackney

The Hackney Citizen reported that the names on the plaque are all "late Afric...

Read More

Other Subjects

Goldhawk Social Club

Goldhawk Social Club

Pop music venue in the 1960s. The Who made some of their early performances here, as well as many other artistes including Adam Faith and Screaming Lord Sutch. It is now known as the Shepherd's Bus...

Building, Music / songs

1 memorial
Theo Stevens

Theo Stevens

Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Pan player from Trinidad. 1959 formed a small steel band with Tony Charles, Clifford Adams, Lawrence ‘Stretch’ Noel and Kenneth White. Taught pan p...

Person, Community / Clubs, Music / songs, Caribbean Islands

1 memorial
George Frideric Handel

George Frideric Handel

Composer. Born Halle, Germany. Became Kapellmeister to the Elector of Hanover, soon to become George I of Great Britain. Moved to London in 1712.  A governor of the Foundling Hospital.  Moved into ...

Person, Music / songs, Seriously Famous, Germany

8 memorials
Space Oddity

Space Oddity

Song by David Bowie. It was first released as a single, and became the title of his second studio album. The song is about Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.

Media, Music / songs

1 memorial
Rupert D‘Oyly Carte

Rupert D‘Oyly Carte

Son of Helen and Richard D‘Oyly Carte. Chairman of the company 1901 - 1948 - through both World Wars. Father of Bridget. Wodehouse supposedly based Psmith, one of his characters, on Rupert, or p...

Person, Commerce, Music / songs, Theatre

1 memorial