Paul Simon(I)
- Music Artist
- Composer
- Actor
Born on October 13, 1941, in Newark New Jersey, Paul Simon is one of the
greatest singer/songwriters ever. In 1957, he and high school pal,
Art Garfunkel, wrote and recorded the
single, "Hey Schoolgirl", under the name "Tom and Jerry". After some
failures, they broke up. Simon still wrote and recorded music as "Tico
and The Triumphs" and "Jerry Landis". He also attended Queens College
and got a B.A. in English. He also studied law but quit to pursue a
music career in 1964.
He and Art Garfunkel got back together as
Simon & Garfunkel and recorded
"Wednesday Morning 3 a.m.". After the commercial failure of the album,
they broke up again. Simon left America to go to England, where he
played in folk circuits and he made a solo album. Back in America, the
producer of their first album, Tom Wilson, dubbed bass, electric
guitar, and drums to the all-acoustic song, "Sound of Silence", which
propelled them into the folk-rock scene.
Simon & Garfunkel were back and, in
1966, they had popularity with the album, "The Sound of Silence", which
features songs such as "I am a Rock", "Richard Cory" and "Kathy's
Song". Their next album, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme", had songs
such as "Homeward Bound" "The 59th Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".
In 1967, Mike Nichols asked Simon
to write a score for his upcoming movie,
The Graduate (1967). Their next
album, "Bookends", which is considered one of the greatest albums of
the sixties, featured songs such as "Mrs. Robinson" from
The Graduate (1967), "Hazy Shade of
Winter", "At The Zoo", "America". Their last album, "Bridge Over
Troubled Water", featured songs such as the title song, "The Boxer",
"Cecilia".
In the seventies, Simon emerged as a singer/songwriter with albums such
as "Paul Simon", Still Crazy After All These Years", "Hearts and
Bones", "Graceland", and "Songs from the Capeman". Aside from music, he
wrote and starred in the movie,
One-Trick Pony (1980), and
reunited with friend, Art Garfunkel, in
1981, to give a concert in Central Park.
greatest singer/songwriters ever. In 1957, he and high school pal,
Art Garfunkel, wrote and recorded the
single, "Hey Schoolgirl", under the name "Tom and Jerry". After some
failures, they broke up. Simon still wrote and recorded music as "Tico
and The Triumphs" and "Jerry Landis". He also attended Queens College
and got a B.A. in English. He also studied law but quit to pursue a
music career in 1964.
He and Art Garfunkel got back together as
Simon & Garfunkel and recorded
"Wednesday Morning 3 a.m.". After the commercial failure of the album,
they broke up again. Simon left America to go to England, where he
played in folk circuits and he made a solo album. Back in America, the
producer of their first album, Tom Wilson, dubbed bass, electric
guitar, and drums to the all-acoustic song, "Sound of Silence", which
propelled them into the folk-rock scene.
Simon & Garfunkel were back and, in
1966, they had popularity with the album, "The Sound of Silence", which
features songs such as "I am a Rock", "Richard Cory" and "Kathy's
Song". Their next album, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme", had songs
such as "Homeward Bound" "The 59th Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)".
In 1967, Mike Nichols asked Simon
to write a score for his upcoming movie,
The Graduate (1967). Their next
album, "Bookends", which is considered one of the greatest albums of
the sixties, featured songs such as "Mrs. Robinson" from
The Graduate (1967), "Hazy Shade of
Winter", "At The Zoo", "America". Their last album, "Bridge Over
Troubled Water", featured songs such as the title song, "The Boxer",
"Cecilia".
In the seventies, Simon emerged as a singer/songwriter with albums such
as "Paul Simon", Still Crazy After All These Years", "Hearts and
Bones", "Graceland", and "Songs from the Capeman". Aside from music, he
wrote and starred in the movie,
One-Trick Pony (1980), and
reunited with friend, Art Garfunkel, in
1981, to give a concert in Central Park.