Paul Simon

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Singer • Songwriter • Musician • Actor

Birth Date: October 13, 1941

Age: 81 years old

Birth Place: Newark, New Jersey

Singer-songwriter Paul Simon has worked most of his career as a solo artist and yet, despite his many individual accomplishments, may always be best remembered for his collaboration with Art Garfunkel. The two discovered early on, as fellow Forest Hills, NY sixth graders, that they harmonized well. Although Simon was always the creative force powering the pair, it was Garfunkel's distinctive harmonies that were the group's "hook." In 1957, they recorded Simon's song "Hey, Schoolgirl" and billed as 'Tom and Jerry' had a Top Fifty hit, leading to an appearance on "American Bandstand." When subsequent 'Tom and Jerry' records failed to capture an audience, the two drifted apart, both trying unsuccessfully to establish themselves independently before reuniting and releasing (as Simon and Garfunkel) the LP "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (1964). The following year, a remixed version of "The Sounds of Silence," adding electric guitar, bass and drums to Simon's acoustic guitar, became the Number 1 single in the United States and launched them in earnest.

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Paul Muldoon: Laoithe 's Liricí

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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

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Clive Davis: The Most Iconic PerformancesStream

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The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors

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Simon & Garfunkel: The Harmony Game

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Paul Simon's Concert in the Park

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Chitãozinho & Xororó: Corpo e Alma (Bridge Over Troubled Water)

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2019

Sara Bareilles' Picks

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2019

The 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors

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Leonardo: É por Você que Canto (Sound of Silence)

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2018

Ruben Blades Is Not My Name

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2018

Harvey Can't Mess With Texas: A Benefit Concert for Hurricane Harvey Relief

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Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park

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Willie Nelson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

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Paul Simon: Wristband

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Paul Simon: Proof

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Paul Simon: Feelin' Groovy (Live)

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2015

Paul Simon in Concert

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Paul Simon: One-Trick Pony

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Paul Simon: Late in the Evening (Live In Studio)

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Henry & Me

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2014

Paul Simon: Kodachrome

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Paul Simon: Slip Slidin' Away

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Paul Simon: 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

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2013

A Message of Peace: The United Nations Day Concert 2012

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2013

Paul Simon: The Boxer (Live From Paris)

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Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years (Live From Central Park, 1991)

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Paul Simon: Paul Simon Tribute to Phil Ramone (Live)

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Paul Simon: Late in the Evening (Live From Central Park, 1991)

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Paul Simon: Live from Philadelphia

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Paul Simon: Under African Skies (Live From The African Concert, 1987)

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Paul Simon: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Live)

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Under African Skies

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Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall, New York

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Paul Simon: Live at iTunes Festival

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Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Simon and Garfunkel: Songs of America

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Paul Simon: Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard

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Paul Simon: Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

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Paul Simon: The Sound of Silence (Live 2003)

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Paul Simon: The Boxer (Live 2003)

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Paul Simon: I Am a Rock (Live 2003)

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2011

The Love We Make

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2011

ConanStream

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ConanStream

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Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

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2009

Wyclef Jean Feat. Paul Simon: Fast Car

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Wyclef Jean Feat. Paul Simon: Fast Car (Alternate)

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The BBC One Sessions

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The Game 365

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Paul Simon: Father and Daughter

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We Are Together

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The Colbert Report

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The Colbert Report

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2001

Religion & Ethics Newsweekly

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Paul Simon Live in Central Park: Born at the Right Time

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1991

Paul Simon: Live in Central Park the Graceland Tour

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Paul Simon: The Obvious Child

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Paul Simon: Obvious Child

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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

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Paul Simon: The Boy In The Bubble (Live)

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Paul Simon: Under African Skies (Live)

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Paul Simon: The Boy In The Bubble

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Paul Simon: You Can Call Me Al

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1986

Homage to Steve

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1984

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1980

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1979

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Good Morning America

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The Fred Astaire Show

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The GraduateStream

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