Her taste comes straight from her father’s record collection.
Her father, Lardell Sims, grew up in Arkansas, moved to Detroit around 1979 and started collecting vinyl. He married Lisa Fellows, and together they raised seven children. When Lindsey Renee was a toddler the family relocated to Memphis and opened a health food store, with Lardell playing oldies for customers. By then he owned roughly 3,000 records. That detail makes me doubt the claim on one bio site that she was born in Memphis; the reporting I found never says where she was born.
They came back to Detroit around 2014, when she was starting seventh grade. Her parents were old-fashioned about it: no cellphones for the kids for a long time, dinners at home, and nothing but oldies in the car. When she was 16 she got her own record player, and her older sister Sydney drove her around to record stores in metro Detroit.
How she got into radio
At 16 she started working at a restaurant, and by 19 she was a manager. She liked the job but kept feeling something was missing. According to BridgeDetroit, the move into radio went like this:
- In summer 2021 her parents kept urging her to message David Washington, a Detroit oldies host, after they watched a TV documentary he appeared in. After a bad day at work she finally sent him a Facebook message.
- Washington said he first thought a 19-year-old into oldies sounded like a hoax. After a phone call and lunch, he put her on air.
- She became a regular co-host when a co-host of his died.
- About three months in, her father bought airtime for her own show without telling her first. She says she wasn’t happy about it at the time.
Career timeline
| When | What happened | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Around age 15 | Starts seriously listening to classic soul | Self-reported |
| Summer 2021 | Messages David Washington; becomes co-host on WPON | Reported |
| Dec 2021 | Launches the Rhythm & Soul Patrol Show | Confirmed by BridgeDetroit |
| Jan 2023 | Show becomes fully hers; she starts building it on Instagram | Reported |
| Spring (2022 or 2023) | Expands to five days a week | Reported |
| Aug 2023 | 200K+ Instagram followers; says syndication is on her vision board | Reported |
| Jan 2024 | Airing Mon to Thu on WPON 1460 AM | Reported; current schedule unverified |
| Early Apr 2024 | Dr. Dre interview premieres on Behind the Patrol | Reported (coverage dated Apr 3, 2024) |
A few sites say she’s made content for the Detroit Pistons and Sergio Tacchini. I only found that on one site, so I’m leaving it out as a fact.
The Dr. Dre interview
That interview is what carried her name beyond Detroit. Dr. Dre was the guest on the first episode of Behind the Patrol, a spin-off of her show, and he said he’d been following her on Instagram for a while because of how much she knows about old-school music. They talked about his favorite records and how multitrack recording changed what musicians could do. She also says he flew her out to California. She says she’s met Smokey Robinson too, and BridgeDetroit mentions Lonnie Jordan of War as one of her early interviews, with El DeBarge, LL Cool J and Snoop Dogg among the people she’s met.
Why people follow her
Why do people follow a woman in her twenties for 1960s soul? BridgeDetroit’s reporting points to three reasons. She gives context, so a song comes with who wrote it, what was going on at the time and why it mattered. She has a mission, which she describes as bringing love songs back and teaching love and respect through the music. And she’s built a community she calls soul patrollers. One listener in the Bahamas told the paper her live videos made him comfortable playing Curtis Mayfield and Sam Cooke around his friends again.
Instagram and social media
Instagram is where most of her audience is, under @rhythmandsoulpatrolshow. As of October 2026 the account has about 514K followers and follows 96 accounts, and the bio calls her a music curator and historian. In August 2023 it had just over 200K.
How it grew, from reports:
- Aug 2023: 200K+ followers and about 2 million monthly page views on the show’s Instagram page (BridgeDetroit)
- Early 2024: 500K+ followers across social media (WDIV)
- Aug 2024: 400K+ on Instagram (WDIV)
- Oct 2026: about 514K on Instagram (live count)
The 2024 numbers don’t line up neatly because they measure different things (all platforms in one case, Instagram alone in the other). Her audience is also younger than you’d guess: more than 60 percent of her Instagram followers are under 44, and the biggest group is 25 to 34, according to her own figures from 2023.
Where to find her online, with counts as of October 2026:
| Platform | Handle or name | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| @rhythmandsoulpatrolshow | About 514K | |
| TikTok | @rhythmandsoulpatrolshow | About 19K (182.1K likes) |
| YouTube | Lindsey Renee | About 14.2K |
| Lindsey Renee | 50+ | |
| The Rhythm & Soul Patrol Show | Page exists; count not checked |
Where to listen
The show airs on WPON 1460 AM in the Detroit area, and she posts clips and goes live on Instagram and TikTok. She also has a YouTube channel under her name, about 14.2K followers as of October 2026, which describes itself as music from the 60s, 70s and 80s from her vinyl collection; her TikTok captions send people there for full interviews. In 2023 the show ran 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 4 to 6 p.m. on Fridays, though that may have changed. Two regular segments: Parent Patrol, where her parents join her on Thursdays to talk about relationships and parenting, and Talent Patrol, where artists can submit music to be featured.
Net worth and income
There’s no verified net worth. One site, CelebzFame, puts it at about $1 million for 2026, but it shows no source or method, and the page was published in December 2025.
One detail changes how I read the money question. BridgeDetroit reports that her father bought the airtime for the show. That makes it sound more like an independent production than a salaried radio job. If it still works that way (unverified), her income more likely comes from sponsors, partnerships and social content than from a station paycheck. That’s my reasoning, not a confirmed fact. A seven-figure net worth for a creator this young is possible but unproven, so I’d treat $1M as a guess.
Possible income sources, and how well each is supported:
| Possible income source | What the evidence shows | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Show sponsors and ads | Large audience, but no deal terms are public | Plausible |
| Instagram and TikTok partnerships | About 514K Instagram followers; no named paid deals found | Plausible |
| Brand content for the Pistons and Sergio Tacchini | Mentioned by one bio site only | Unverified |
| Station salary | Her father bought the airtime in 2021; current terms unknown | Unlikely as the main source |
Husband and relationship status
Her relationship status isn’t confirmed. Her own TikTok account has a post tagged with first dance and wedding hashtags, and a fan-run TikTok account mentions her husband. Neither names anyone, and no news outlet or statement from her confirms a marriage. A wedding-tagged post could just as easily be about someone else’s wedding.
Bottom line: not confirmed. If a page gives you a husband’s name or a wedding date without a source, don’t trust it.
Height
Some sites say about 5 ft 3 in, but none cite a source, so it’s not confirmed.
Key facts
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Real name | Lindsey Renee Sims |
| Known for | Rhythm & Soul Patrol Show, WPON 1460 AM |
| Born | Likely May 6, 2002 (single-site claim, fits age reports) |
| Based in | Detroit area |
| Parents | Lardell Sims and Lisa Sims |
| Siblings | Six (seven children in total); sister Sydney named in reporting |
| Show launched | December 2021 |
| About 514K (October 2026) | |
| Net worth | Unverified; $1M claimed by one site |
| Husband | Not confirmed |
| Wikipedia | No page found |
FAQs
Who is Lindsey Renee?
A Detroit radio host and creator who hosts the Rhythm & Soul Patrol Show, focused on classic soul and R&B.
What’s her real name?
Lindsey Renee Sims.
How old is she?
Probably 24. Reports put her at 21 in 2023 and 22 in 2024, and the likely May 6, 2002 birthday fits (calculated, unverified).
Who are her parents?
Lardell Sims and Lisa Sims. Her father’s vinyl collection is where her taste started.
How did she start in radio?
She messaged Detroit host David Washington in summer 2021, co-hosted for about three months, then launched her own show in December 2021.
Did she really interview Dr. Dre?
Yes. It was the first episode of Behind the Patrol, with coverage dated early April 2024.
What’s her net worth?
Unverified. One site says about $1 million with no method.
Is she married?
Not confirmed. Some of her posts hint at a wedding, but no name or statement is public.
Is she the same as Lindsey Renee Lagestee?
No.
Where can I listen to her show?
On WPON 1460 AM in the Detroit area, plus clips and live sessions on Instagram and TikTok. Check her pages for the current schedule.
Conclusion
Where it counts, Lindsey Renee’s story is well documented: a father’s record collection, a Facebook message sent after a bad day at work, a show that launched in December 2021, and a Dr. Dre interview that put her in front of a national audience. What isn’t documented is her net worth, exact birthday, height and whether she’s married. Until she or a news outlet confirms them, treat the $1M figure and any single-site claim as estimates.
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Shahzad is the founder and lead writer at WorthRada. He writes about celebrity net worth, biographies, careers, income, and success stories, with a focus on providing clear, well-researched, and reliable information.
