His real name is David Simon. He enjoyed taking on various pseudonyms including Bruno Wolf, Hugh Bialy and Rex Rakish just to name a few. Norman Greenbaum (aka Dr. West) and David Simon are two completely different people. I knew them both. David was a friend of mine before I started The Jug Band. When I was asked by Vanguard Records to form a band, he was one of the 1st people I asked to be in it. He had a unique and very creative style of singing and playing the harmonica. The original members of The Jim Kweskin Jug Band were David Simon, Fritz Richmond, Geoff Muldaur, Bob Siggins and me. This is the group that recorded the very 1st Jug Band LP, "Unblushing Brassiness". On it, David (Bruno) plays the harmonica and sings "Overseas Stomp", "Hawaii" and "Newport News Blues". On our 2nd album, "Jug Band Music", he sings "Morning Blues", "K.C. Moan" and "Ukulele Lady". By the time that 2nd album was released he was no longer in the band. He left the band at my request because he had become difficult to deal with and he had acquired a drug habit. We tried to get him help but you can only do that if someone accepts that they have a problem and wants the help. In the band, his harmonica playing duties were taken over by Mel Lyman. I have not seen David Simon nor heard from him in almost 50 years. I do know that in 1975 (seven years after The Jug Band broke up) Geoff Muldaur had him play on "Jailbird Love Song" on his album "Having A Wonderful Time". That's the last time I heard anything about him except for a few unsubstantiated sightings. He was into macrobiotics. At one point I did hear that after he left The Jug Band he ran some macrobiotic food store or restaurant, possibly Erewhon. I also heard rumors that he had a food cart on the streets of New York City. Geoff and I don't even know if he is still alive. If you or anyone knows of his whereabouts I would love to know.
Jim Kweskin