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Paul Simon
Biography
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon's international fame and success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, launched in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity, and Simon began a successful solo career, recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years. In 1986, he released Graceland, an album inspired by South African township music that helped fuel the anti-apartheid movement. Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony in 1980 and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman in 1998. Simon has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by Time magazine. Among many other honors, Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007.
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Discography
- The Rhythm of the Saints, 1990
- Live Rhymin', 2011
- So Beautiful or So What, 2011
- Greatest Hits, Etc., 1977
- One-Trick Pony, 1980
- Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar, 2000
- There Goes Rhymin' Simon, 1987
- Surprise, 2006
- Songs From the Capeman, 2004
- Graceland: The African Concert, 1987
- Graceland, 1986
- You're the One, 2004
- iTunes Festival: London 2011, 2011
- Live in Denver 1999, 1999
- Concert in the Park, 1991
- Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971-1986, 1988
- The Essential Paul Simon (disc 3) DVD (Audio Only), 2007
- Mother and Child Reunion, 1972
- Paul Simon In Concert: Live Rhymin' (with Urubamba & The Jessy Dixon Singers), 2010
- Paul Simon, 2011
- Songwriter, 2011
- The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin', 2003
- You're the One in Concert (disc 1)
- The Afterlife, 2011
- Selections From Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings (1972-2000), 2004
- The Paul Simon Anthology, 1993
- Hearts and Bones, 1983
- You Can Call Me Al, 1986
- Unplugged
- MTV Unplugged, 1992
- Paul Simon AKA Jerry Landis: Work in Progres Volume 1
- Father and Daughter, 2002
- Paul Simon Aka Jerry Landis - Work In Progress - Volume 2
- The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin' (bonus disc), 2002
- Paul Simon: 1964-1993, 1993
- Still Crazy After All These Years, 2004
- 1999-06-13: Gorge Amphitheater, Columbia River Gorge, WA, USA
- The Boy in the Bubble, 1986
- The Essential Paul Simon, 2007
- The Paul Simon Songbook, 2004
- The Capeman (original Broadway cast)
- Late in the Evening, 1980
- Negotiations and Love Songs 1971-1986, 1988
- You're the One in Concert (disc 2)
- Born at the Right Time: The Best Of
- 1992-03-04
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| Artist | Paul Simon |
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| Album | So Beautiful Or So What |
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| Song | Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes |
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Links
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On the ABC
- ABC Radio National - The Story Of Pop - Home Page
- Must Have Music: Paul Simon's "Graceland" - ABC Queensland ...
- Paul Simon releases his twelfth solo album - ABC Darwin ...
- Radio National Breakfast - 13 October 2004 - Paul Simon's ...
- Classic Albums - Paul Simon: Graceland - ABC2 Television Guide
- Music Track- Paul Simon - The Music Show - 7 May 2011
- The Planet - 3 May 2011 - Luke Howard and Janos Bruneel
- The Planet - 4 May 2011 - Paul Simon
- DIG Internet Radio - dig's New Music: Paul Simon, Fruit, Palo ...
- Life Matters - 18 June 2002 - Feature Music Track
Elsewhere on the Web
- Paul Simon Biography - Yahoo! Music
- Paul Simon Albums - Yahoo! Music
- Paul Simon | Rolling Stone Music
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