7sleepersmusic<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonnieSimpson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonnieSimpson</span></a> began his career at age 15 as a DJ on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Detroit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Detroit</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RhythmAndBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RhythmAndBlues</span></a> powerhouse <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WJLB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WJLB</span></a>. He was the first to put <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EltonJohn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EltonJohn</span></a>'s "Bennie and the Jets" in regular rotation as an album cut and we all know what happened next. And that was just the beginning. What a career! 🎶 👍 😁 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoulMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoulMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoSoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoSoul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Funk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Broadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackEntertainmentTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackEntertainmentTelevision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BET" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BET</span></a> <a href="https://michiganchronicle.com/iconic-broadcaster-donnie-simpson-headlines-dabos-community-empowerment-speaker-series-on-june-26th/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">michiganchronicle.com/iconic-b</span><span class="invisible">roadcaster-donnie-simpson-headlines-dabos-community-empowerment-speaker-series-on-june-26th/</span></a></p>