Obituary: Obituary: Ted Simons, 84

From Abraham L Green and Son Funeral Home

Ted Simons, 84, of Westport, who was widely known as "Westport's Music Man," departed this earthly plane on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. Ted was born in Everett, Mass, and grew up in Chelsea, Mass. Ted was a U. S. Army Veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. He then moved to New York to begin his long career in Show Business.

From age 14, Ted was very active in all phases of the music business from T.V., Recordings, Conducting, Broadway Shows and Cabaret. He worked with Barbra Streisand, The 4 Seasons, Roberta Peters, Julius La Rosa, Don Cornell and Shari Lewis, just to name a few. He wrote and performed the music for the top Industrial shows like Pepsi, IBM, and GE. He was an orchestra leader of the Famed Waldorf Astoria in NYC. He also was Conductor for the revival of "Anything Goes" as well as Musical Director for "New Faces Of 1968", as well as many Off Broadway shows. He also wrote the music for the show "Pot Holes."

Ted was the musical director of the Y's Men Singing Group, The Hoot Owls, as well as the Mellow Dears and The Blue Notes. He was also Musical Director and Conductor for many Westport school shows and The Greens Farms Academy. He was a member of the local Theatre Artists Workshop.

Ted leaves his wife, Jean, son Eric of NYC, daughter Jill of Fairfield, son-in law Anthony Salerno, grandson Justin and granddaughter Samantha Salerno, and his brother Harvey Simons of Dedham, Mass. Ted was as wildly passionate of Ice Cream sodas as he was about his music and playing the piano. There will be no funeral service, instead he asked "please sing or play a chorus of George Gershwin's "They Can't Take That Away From Me" in a slow tempo.

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