Paul Simon is an iconic American singer-songwriter known for his profound influence on music, particularly through his work with Art Garfunkel and as a solo artist.
Simon & Garfunkel's album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, showcasing their significant impact on the music scene of the 1960s.
He has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, highlighting his enduring contributions to music.
Biography
Early Life
Paul Frederic Simon was born on October 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, to Hungarian-Jewish parents. His father, Louis, was a professor and a musician, while his mother, Belle, was an elementary school teacher. The family moved to Kew Gardens Hills in Queens, New York, in 1945. Simon's early exposure to music came from his father's sophisticated tastes, which included big bands and Sinatra. He met Art Garfunkel in elementary school, and their friendship would later blossom into a legendary musical partnership.
Career
Simon began his music career in the late 1950s, writing and recording over 30 songs before achieving fame. He and Garfunkel, initially known as Tom & Jerry, found success as Simon & Garfunkel in the 1960s, producing iconic hits like "The Sound of Silence" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Their music became synonymous with the 1960s counterculture. Simon's solo career took off with albums such as "Graceland" and "Still Crazy After All These Years," showcasing his evolution as a songwriter and artist. He has received numerous accolades, including 16 Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice.
Personal Life
Simon has been married three times, first to Peggy Harper, with whom he had a son, Harper Simon. His relationship with Kathy Chitty, whom he met in England, inspired several of his songs. He also had a notable relationship with actress Carrie Fisher. Simon's personal experiences often influenced his songwriting, reflecting his life’s complexities and relationships.
Legacy
Paul Simon is celebrated not only for his musical achievements but also for his profound impact on the music industry. He has received prestigious awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honors. His work continues to resonate, making him one of the most influential songwriters of his generation.
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Discography
Seven Psalms2023
- 1.Seven Psalms: The Lord / Love Is Like a Braid / My Professional Opinion / Your Forgiveness / Trail of Volcanoes / The Sacred Harp / Wait33:02
In the Blue Light2018
- 1.One Man’s Ceiling Is Another Man’s Floor4:01
- 2.Love4:10
- 3.Can’t Run But3:29
- 4.How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns4:30
- 5.Pigs, Sheep and Wolves4:00
- 6.René and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War4:44
- 7.The Teacher3:45
- 8.Darling Lorraine7:13
- 9.Some Folks’ Lives Roll Easy3:59
- 10.Questions for the Angels4:01
Stranger to Stranger2016
- 1.The Werewolf3:26
- 2.Wristband3:18
- 3.The Clock1:03
- 4.Street Angel2:11
- 5.Stranger to Stranger4:36
- 6.In a Parade2:22
- 7.Proof of Love5:44
- 8.In the Garden of Edie1:49
- 9.The Riverbank4:12
- 10.Cool Papa Bell4:03
- 11.Insomniac’s Lullaby4:33
The Wobble (Paul Simon a.k.a. Jerry Landis)2012
- 1.A Different Kind of Love2:19
- 2.Make a Wish2:40
- 3.Fortune Teller Cookies1:43
- 4.I Want to Know All About You1:57
- 5.Up and Down the Stairs1:51
- 6.Just to Be With You2:38
- 7.I Wish I Weren’t in Love2:02
- 8.Loneliness2:14
- 9.Dreams Can Come True2:19
- 10.Just a Boy2:10
- 11.Shy2:28
- 12.Dream Alone, Pt. 12:19
- 13.Beat Love2:19
- 14.A Good Foundation for Love2:04
- 15.Frame Without a Picture2:40
- 16.The Lipstick on Your Lips2:11
- 17.An Angel Cries2:21
- 18.North Wind2:39
- 19.One Lonely Boy (version 1)1:57
- 20.Pretty Words2:01
- 21.Rock ’n Roll Skates Waltz (version 1)2:20
- 22.Just a Kid2:44
- 23.I Want You in My Stocking2:18
- 24.That’s How I Feel2:35
- 25.Teen Age Blue2:30
- 26.Let’s Make Pictures2:39
- 27.I Grew Up Last Night1:53
- 28.When You Come Back to School2:26
- 29.Invisible1:42
- 30.Educated Fool2:12
- 31.Play Me a Sad Song2:10
- 32.It Means a Lot to Them2:13
- 33.One Way Love2:49
- 34.Bigger and Better Things2:11
- 35.The Lone Teen Ranger2:19
- 36.Tick Tock1:50
- 37.The Wobble2:02
- 38.Back Seat Driver1:59
- 39.A Charmed Life4:01
- 40.The People in the Story2:24
- 41.Rock ’n Roll Skates Waltz, Pt. 22:20
- 42.Beach Blanket Baby1:52
- 43.Laurels1:33
- 44.Two Hearts on a Chain2:12
- 45.Forgive Me2:33
- 46.Hiding in the Chapel2:38
- 47.The Greatest Story Ever Told2:40
- 48.Only One You1:57
- 49.I’m Lonely2:15
- 50.Sleepy Sleepy Baby, Pt. 12:13
- 51.Flame2:19
- 52.It Means a Lot to Them (stereo)2:07
- 53.Beat Love (stereo)2:06
- 54.Play Me a Sad Song (stereo)2:16
- 55.Haven’t You Hurt Me Enough, Pt. 12:33
- 56.Too Many Memories2:41
- 57.Haven’t You Hurt Me Enough, Pt. 22:23
- 58.Lighthouse Point, Pt. 22:41
- 59.Everygirl2:07
- 60.Sleepy Sleepy Baby, Pt. 22:13
- 61.Funny Little Girl2:00
- 62.The Beginning of the End2:00
- 63.The Wedding Waltz2:02
- 64.Every Night (When I Turn Out the Light), Pt. 12:40
- 65.Lighthouse Point, Pt. 12:35
- 66.Beat Love (Artifical stereo)2:05
- 67.Dream Alone, Pt. 22:20
- 68.One Lonely Boy, Pt. 21:58
So Beautiful or So What2011
- 1.Getting Ready for Christmas Day4:07
- 2.The Afterlife3:40
- 3.Dazzling Blue4:32
- 4.Rewrite3:50
- 5.Love and Hard Times4:09
- 6.Love Is Eternal Sacred Light4:02
- 7.Amulet1:37
- 8.Questions for the Angels3:50
- 9.Love & Blessings4:18
- 10.So Beautiful or So What4:09
Surprise2006
- 1.How Can You Live in the Northeast?3:42
- 2.Everything About It Is a Love Song3:57
- 3.Outrageous3:24
- 4.Sure Don't Feel Like Love3:57
- 5.Wartime Prayers4:50
- 6.Beautiful3:08
- 7.I Don't Believe4:10
- 8.Another Galaxy5:22
- 9.Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean3:55
- 10.That's Me4:43
- 11.Father and Daughter4:11
Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar2000
- 1.Graceland4:47
- 2.You Can Call Me Al4:41
- 3.Mother and Child Reunion2:58
- 4.The Cool, Cool River4:33
- 5.50 Ways to Leave Your Lover3:07
- 6.The Obvious Child4:11
- 7.The Boy in the Bubble3:57
- 8.Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War3:43
- 9.Late in the Evening3:54
- 10.Bernadette3:28
- 11.Slip Slidin' Away4:45
- 12.Take Me to the Mardi Gras3:22
- 13.Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes5:49
- 14.Still Crazy After All These Years3:22
- 15.Kodachrome®3:28
- 16.Loves Me Like a Rock3:14
- 17.Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard2:43
- 18.Hearts and Bones5:38
- 19.Trailways Bus5:16
You’re the One2000
- 1.That's Where I Belong3:13
- 2.Darling Lorraine6:39
- 3.Old2:20
- 4.You're the One4:28
- 5.The Teacher3:36
- 6.Look at That3:54
- 7.Señorita With a Necklace of Tears3:41
- 8.Love3:51
- 9.Pigs, Sheep, and Wolves3:58
- 10.Hurricane Eye4:12
- 11.Quiet4:17
Songs From The Capeman1997
- 1.Adiós hermanos4:42
- 2.Born in Puerto Rico5:04
- 3.Satin Summer Nights5:45
- 4.Bernadette3:34
- 5.The Vampires5:15
- 6.Quality4:19
- 7.Can I Forgive Him6:02
- 8.Sunday Afternoon3:25
- 9.Killer Wants to Go to College1:51
- 10.Time Is an Ocean5:24
- 11.Virgil2:50
- 12.Killer Wants to Go to College II2:09
- 13.Trailways Bus5:15
Peacelands1994
- 1.Play Me a Sad Song2:13
- 2.It Means a Lot2:14
- 3.Flame2:26
- 4.While I Dream2:20
- 5.Ring a Rock2:20
- 6.Ding Dong1:53
- 7.You’re the One2:29
- 8.A Hole in the Ground2:13
- 9.This Is Real1:57
- 10.Comme si’ bella2:43
- 11.Please Me Forever2:39
- 12.It’s All in the Game2:31
The Paul Simon Anthology1993
- 1.The Sound of Silence3:06
- 2.Cecilia2:55
- 3.El Condor Pasa3:06
- 4.The Boxer5:09
- 5.Mrs. Robinson3:55
- 6.Bridge Over Troubled Water4:50
- 7.Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard2:43
- 8.Peace Like a River3:17
- 9.Mother and Child Reunion2:59
- 10.American Tune3:45
- 11.Loves Me Like a Rock3:18
- 12.Kodachrome3:30
- 13.Gone at Last3:30
- 14.Still Crazy After All These Years3:51
- 15.Something So Right4:31
- 16.50 Ways to Leave Your Lover3:07
- 17.Slip Slidin’ Away4:44
- 18.Late in the Evening3:56
- 19.Hearts and Bones5:39
- 20.Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War3:44
- 21.The Boy in the Bubble4:02
- 22.Graceland4:51
- 23.Under African Skies3:38
- 24.That Was Your Mother2:54
- 25.Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes5:49
- 26.You Can Call Me Al4:43
- 27.Homeless3:51
- 28.Spirit Voices3:58
- 29.The Obvious Child4:10
- 30.Can’t Run But3:36
- 31.Thelma4:16
- 32.Further to Fly5:35
- 33.She Moves On4:58
- 34.Born at the Right Time5:09
- 35.The Cool, Cool River5:45
- 36.The Sound of Silence5:41
1964–19931993
- 1.Leaves That Are Green2:31
- 2.The Sound of Silence3:05
- 3.Kathy's Song3:19
- 4.America3:27
- 5.Cecilia2:55
- 6.El Condor Pasa3:06
- 7.The Boxer5:09
- 8.Mrs. Robinson3:56
- 9.Bridge Over Troubled Water (demo)2:34
- 10.Bridge Over Troubled Water4:50
- 11.The Breakup2:19
- 12.Hey, Schoolgirl2:15
- 13.My Little Town3:50
- 14.Me and Julio Down by the School Yard2:43
- 15.Peace Like a River3:17
- 16.Mother and Child Reunion2:59
- 17.Congratulations3:43
- 18.Duncan5:02
- 19.American Tune3:45
- 20.Loves Me Like a Rock3:20
- 21.Tenderness2:53
- 22.Kodachrome3:31
- 23.Gone at Last3:29
- 24.Take Me to the Mardi Gras3:22
- 25.St. Judy's Comet3:19
- 26.Something So Right4:31
- 27.Still Crazy After All These Years3:50
- 28.Have a Good Time3:24
- 29.Jonah3:20
- 30.How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns2:48
- 31.50 Ways to Leave Your Lover3:07
- 32.Slip Slidin' Away4:44
- 33.Late in the Evening3:56
- 34.Hearts and Bones5:39
- 35.Rene and Georgette Magritte3:44
- 36.The Late Johnny Ace4:48
- 37.The Boy in the Bubble4:00
- 38.Graceland4:51
- 39.Under African Skies3:38
- 40.That Was Your Mother2:54
- 41.Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes5:49
- 42.You Can Call Me Al4:43
- 43.Homeless3:51
- 44.Spirit Voices3:58
- 45.The Obvious Child4:10
- 46.Can't Run But3:37
- 47.Thelma4:16
- 48.Further to Fly5:35
- 49.She Moves On4:58
- 50.Born at the Right Time5:09
- 51.The Cool, Cool River5:45
- 52.The Sound of Silence5:42
Born at the Right Time: The Best of Paul Simon1991
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The Rhythm of the Saints1990
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Paul Simon Plus1990
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Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971–19861988
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Graceland1986
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Hearts and Bones1983
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Collected Works1981
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One‐Trick Pony1980
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Greatest Hits, Etc.1977
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Still Crazy After All These Years1975
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There Goes Rhymin’ Simon1973
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Paul Simon1972
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The Paul Simon Songbook1965
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Label
- Record label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Record label
- Columbia Records
Achievements
- Award
- Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
- Award
- Polar Music Prize
- Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
- Award
- MusiCares Person of the Year
- Award
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Award
- Gershwin Prize
- Award
- Johnny Mercer Award
- Award
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Award
- CASBY Award
- Award
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Groups
- Simon & Garfunkeleponymous, originalcurrent
- The Cosinescurrent
- Tico & The Triumphscurrent
- Tom & Jerry
Played together with
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Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Paul Frederic Simon, Paul Kane, ポール・サイモン
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "America" (1968), and "The Boxer" (1969), served as a soundtrack to the 1960s counterculture. Their final album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), is among the best-selling of all time.
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