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Dorothy
R.
Simpson
Donnie
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Renowned
community
leader
and
owner of
Simpson’s
Records
Shop
celebrates
50 plus
years in
business
DETROIT,
MI –
Simpson’s
Records
Shop, at
2961
East
McNichols
Road,
has been
a
Detroit-based
music
business
and
community
sanctuary
for more
than 50
years.
More
importantly,
it is
Dorothy
R.
Simpson’s
dream,
realized.
On
Saturday,
August
19,
2017, at
2:00
p.m.,
the
Simpson
family,
parishioners
of
Greater
Burnette
Baptist
Church,
friends,
and the
community-at-large
will
celebrate
Dorothy
Simpson,
now 87
years
old, and
her
business
accomplishments.
The
celebration
is at
Greater
Burnette
Baptist
Church,
16801
Schoolcraft,
Detroit.
Fifty
years
ago,
Dorothy
Simpson
decided
she
wanted
to
establish
a family
business.
A
dedicated
member
of the
Greater
Burnette
Baptist
Church
for the
past 54
years,
Simpson
wanted
to
specialize
in
gospel
music as
well as
mentor
and
inspire
young
people
in the
community.
Simpson’s
Records
Shop was
the
vehicle
that
helped
Dorothy
Simpson
achieve
her
goals.
The
business
was a
hybrid
record
shop
where
adults
listened
to music
and
conversed
as well
as a
candy
store
for
children.
The
candy
counter
drew the
kids to
the
store,
the
music
lured
the
adults.
Simpson
hired
many
children
over the
years,
teaching
them
good
work
habits.
Residents
from the
neighborhood
have
sweet
memories
of jazz,
blues,
R&B and,
yes,
gospel
music as
well as
devouring
tasty
candies
like
Jolly
Ranchers,
Mary
Janes,
Squirrel
Nuts,
Tootsie
Rolls,
Bit-O-Honey
and
Watermelons.
The
kids,
now
adults,
live by
Simpson’s
motto,
“Believe
in
yourself,
and
never
say what
you
cannot
do,
until
you have
tried.”
Dorothy
Simpson
is
extremely
proud of
the many
successes
of the
six
children
she and
her
deceased
husband,
Calvin
Simpson
produced.
Her son,
Donnie
Simpson,
followed
in her
musical
footsteps
with an
iconic
career
as a
radio DJ
as well
as a
television
and
movie
personality.
Donnie
Simpson
began
his
broadcast
career
at the
tender
age of
15 at
WJLB in
Detroit.
His
national
media
career
has
spanned
45
years.
During
this
timeframe,
he has
received
Billboard
Magazine’s
Radio
Personality
of the
Year and
Program
Director
of the
Year
awards.
He has
hosted
BET’s
Video
Soul,
The
Donnie
Simpson
Show,
many
other
programs,
network
specials
and
tributes.
Donnie
Simpson
along
with his
siblings,
Calvin,
Deloris,
Lonnie
and
Reggie,
will
celebrate
the day
with a
host of
family
and
friends.
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