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Simon was born on October 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, to Hungarian-Jewish parents. [3] [4] [5] His father, Louis (1916–1995), a professor of education at the City College of New York, [6] was a double-bass player and dance bandleader who performed under the name Lee Sims.
Recorded in three weeks and consisting of rerecorded songs from The Paul Simon Songbook plus four new tracks, Sounds of Silence was rush-released in mid-January 1966, peaking at number 21 Billboard Top LPs chart. [57] A week later, "Homeward Bound" was released as a single, entering the USA top ten, followed by "I Am a Rock" peaking at number ...
Paul Simon playing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who has released twelve solo studio albums, one soundtrack, three live albums, and numerous compilations and box sets. Simon began his career with the single "Hey,no" alongside Art Garfunkel in 1957; they subsequently regrouped in 1964 to form Simon & Garfunkel. Simon & Garfunkel recorded five ...
This weekend, Paul Simon shared he lost most of the hearing in his left ear and the Foo Fighters announced the band's new drummer. (Photo: Getty Images) (Photo: Getty Images)
Gibney frames Simon’s past—beginning with charming black-and-white publicity photos of teenage Paul and Art taken around the time of their first, baby-step hit, “Hey Schoolgirl,” in 1957 ...
Paul Simon's health has taken a drastic turn in the last few years -- but he's still pushing through. During an interview with The Times, the 81-year-old musician revealed that he recently ...
This is an alphabetical list of songs written or co-written by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, ... (as Paul Kane, 1963) "Silent Eyes" (1975)
In his latest documentary “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon,” Alex Gibney explores the singer-songwriter’s six-decade career. The Oscar winning director also captures Simon ...