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Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was produced by Simon, engineered by Roy Halee and released on August 25, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records. It incorporates genres including pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco, and South African styles such as isicathamiya and mbaqanga.
Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who gained recognition first as a member of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel with Art Garfunkel from whom he split in 1970. He went on to have success as a solo musician, buy occasionally collaborated with other artists including Garfunkel.
"Graceland" is the title song of the album Graceland, released in 1986 by Paul Simon. The song features vocals by The Everly Brothers. The lyrics follow the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage. Actress and author Carrie Fisher, Simon's ex-wife, said that the song referred in part to their ...
Graceland, Paul Simon. A master songwriter and guitarist who is in my Top 10 songwriters of all time. Simon’s songwriting together with the South African musicians who play and sing on the ...
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 ...
"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the fourth single from his seventh studio album, Graceland (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. The song features guest vocals from the South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Paul Simon has had to make some changes when it comes to performing live. On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the "Mrs. Robinson" hitmaker, 83, opened up to CBS Mornings about his experience with hearing loss ...
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 ...