Monroe E. Alfrey

"Simon's Pond" makes delightful family listening, with 10-sing-along pop-style original songs like "Daddy's Tools," "The Monkey and the Lion," and "Whimsical Dr. Imsical." The title song is a tribute to Alfrey's son, Simon. The recording won an "outstanding" commendation from Parent council, Ltd., and Los Angeles Times called it "stunning" and applauded the "vivid word pictures, humorous nonsense verses and soulful ballads, done in country, R&B and rock-oldie style" Alfrey recorded the album in Rochester, Indiana with music producer Brent Evans.