Paul Simon (musician)

Paul Frederic Simon (Newark (New Jersey), 13 October 1941) [2]  is an American singer-songwriter.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == Louis, Paul Simons were parents, Belle and Hungarian immigrants who in the 1930s, fled to the United States because of the Holocaust . Louis Simon worked as a double bass player for the radio in Budapest. He worked In the United States under the name Lee Sims for a radio station in Newark and he performed in orchestras in television programs as Arthur Godfrey and His Friends, The Jackie Gleason Show and The Garry Moore Show. Belle Simon was a teacher at a primary school in New York City. They also gave private lessons in playing various musical instruments, including the harp. Four years after the birth of Paul's younger brother Eddie, his family moved to Kew Gardens in Queens. [2]
 * Simon & Garfunkel 1.1
 * 1.2 Solo career
 * 2 discography
 * 2.1 Albums
 * 2.2 Singles
 * 2.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 2.4 Dvds
 * 3 awards and prizes
 * citation 4
 * 4.1 Literature
 * 4.2 References
 * 5 external links

At the end of the fifties was the then sixteen-year-old Simon with school friend Art Garfunkel the duo Tom & Jerry, a name they derived to the popular cartoon series Tom and Jerry. [3]  they scored a minor hit in the United States with their first single, "Hey schoolgirl", but further success remained out. [4]  with Jerry Landis as stage name Simon closed in the summer of 1961 with a singing group, Tico and the Triumphs, which included Mickey Borak, Marty Cooper and Gail Lynn. Their single "Motorcycle", which also produced Simon, reached the 99th place in the Billboard Hot 100. In 1964 went this group apart. [1] ===Simon & Garfunkel[ Edit] === Simon and Garfunkel (left) (right) arrive at Schiphol Airport in 1966.<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Simon and Garfunkel came back together. In October 1964 Columbia Records released their debut album Wednesday Morning, 3 AM from. The album did not yield any success on. CBS Records brought in 1965 in the United Kingdom the first solo album of Simon from The Paul Simon Songbook, entitled. In October 1965, a new version of the song "The Sound of Silence" (from their debut album) released as single . It earned Simon and Garfunkel hit on a US number one.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusicbio_3-1" len="184" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  In the 1960s, they recorded the albums further Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), and Bridge over Troubled Water (1970) on thesoundtrack of the film The Graduate (1967) contains a lot of their music, including the song "Mrs. Robinson". ===Solo Career<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The duo went into 1970 apart, after which Simon immediately began the recording of his second solo album. This album, entitled Paul Simon, was published in 1972.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Except as innovator of the (American) folk music, Simon has-in the second half of his career as a solo artist-gained fame as agile improviser at the mixing of non-Western music styles with its own Western interpretation. He will stay for a while in that other culture: Graceland in 1986, after spending about two weeks in South Africa, is an exceptional result.On this plate are hits as "Homeless" (partly in Zulu), "Boy in the Bubble" and "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes". Ladysmith Black Mambazo, one of the bands that were working, was by the popular album. Simon was the first international artist who gave a concert in South Africa after the boycott the United Nations of this country, which they set up there because of the apartheid, had raised. The concert took place on January 11, 1992 in Johannesburg.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Rhythm of the Saints from 1990 followed the recipe of Graceland, this time with South American roots musicians. The album was less well received, though The Obvious Child became a minor hit. For the musical Songs from the Capeman from 1997 putte Simon from an already existing amalgam of styles, namely the mix which since 1920 in New York was born out of popular American music and the immigrants brought by Puerto Rican and further developed latin music ( salsa music, among others). For Songs from the Capeman Simon sought the cooperation of Puerto Rican musicians, among them Marc Anthony.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2004 appeared Safi solo albums in the period 1972-2000 a remastered reissue. The original albums were extended with demos and alternative takes. In May 2006 followed the album Paul Simon Surprise, that took up with producer Brian Eno .

<p lang="en" len="66" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2011, the album was So Beautiful or So What released.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Simon toured through Europe In 2012 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of his Gracelandalbum. The tour began with a performance during the festival Hard Rock Calling in Hyde Park in London.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="172" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]  he performed in Belgium on 17 July and 18 July (Nelson Mandela-day) in Amsterdamto Ziggo Dome . He was accompanied by trumpeter Hugh Masekela and musicians who played on Graceland at the time, such as Ray Phiri and the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">See also Simon & Garfunkel discography. Paul Simon in 2007===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===DVDs<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Awards and prizes<span class="mw-editsection" len="354" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="281" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Paul Simon has received seven Grammy Awards for his work as a composer and singer (solo):

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">As half of Simon & Garfunkel he received another five Grammys:
 * 1968: Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special for The Graduate (as composer)
 * 1970: Best Contemporary Song for Bridge over Troubled Water (composer)
 * 1970: Song of the Year for Bridge over Troubled Water (composer)
 * 1975: Best Pop Vocal Performance for Still Crazy After All These Years
 * 1975: Album of the Year for Still Crazy After All These Years
 * 1986: Album of the Year for Graceland (album)
 * 1987: Record of the Year for Graceland (song)

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">He received three Edisons In Netherlands:
 * 1968: Best Contemporary Pop Performance-Vocal Duo Or Group for Mrs. Robinson
 * 1968: Record of the Year for Mrs. Robinson (song & producer)
 * 1970: Record of the Year for Bridge over Troubled Water (song & producer)
 * 1970: Album of the Year for Bridge over Troubled Water
 * 1998: Hall of Fame for Bridge over Troubled Water

==Table Of Authorities<span class="mw-editsection" len="342" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Literature<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * 1972: Paul Simon Pop international Category for
 * 1981: category Musical/Film International for One Trick Pony
 * 1987: category Singer/Songwriter internationally for Graceland
 * Eliot, Marc, Paul Simon: A Life, John Wiley & Sons, 2010 ISBN 9780470433638.