They were released on several minor record labels, such as Amy, Big, Hunt, King, Tribute, and Madison.
Most of the songs Simon recorded during that time were performed alone or with musicians other than Garfunkel. Early careerīetween 19, Simon wrote, recorded, and released more than 30 songs, occasionally reuniting with Garfunkel as Tom & Jerry for some singles, including "Our Song" and "That's My Story". Simon was a brother in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, earned a degree in English literature, and briefly attended Brooklyn Law School after graduation, but his real passion was rock and roll. 49 on the pop charts.Īfter graduating from high school, Simon majored in English at Queens College, while Garfunkel studied mathematics at Columbia University in Manhattan. In 1957, still in their mid-teens, they recorded the song "Hey, Schoolgirl" under the name Tom and Jerry, given to them by their label Big Records. That paper became the first officially copyrighted Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel song, and is now in the Library of Congress. Simon's first song written for himself and Garfunkel, when he was 12 or 13, was called "The Girl for Me," and according to Simon became the "neighborhood hit." His father wrote out the words and chords on paper by hand for the boys to use. Simon also developed an interest in jazz, folk and blues, especially in musical legends Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly. Their idols were the Everly Brothers, whom they imitated in their use of close two-part harmony. They performed in a production of Alice in Wonderland for their sixth grade graduation, and began singing together when they were 13, occasionally performing at school dances. Simon's musical career began at Forest Hills High School after meeting Art Garfunkel when they were both 11. He didn't play with me as much as I played with my kids. I used to listen to games with my father. I'd go on my bike, and I'd hustle kids in stickball." He adds that his father was a Yankee fan: The parents are either immigrants or first-generation Americans who felt like outsiders, and assimilation was the key thought - they gravitated to black music and baseball looking for an alternative culture." Simon, upon hearing Fagen's description, said it "isn't far from the truth." Simon says about his childhood, "I was a ballplayer. Donald Fagen has described Simon's childhood as that of "a certain kind of New York Jew, almost a stereotype, really, to whom music and baseball are very important. In 1941, his family moved to Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, in New York City. His mother, Belle (1910–2007), was an elementary school teacher.
His father, Louis (1916–1995), was a college professor, upright bass player, and dance bandleader who performed under the name "Lee Sims". In 1986 Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees. Among many other honors, Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007.
In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by Time magazine. Simon has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony in 1980 and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman in 1998. In 1986, he released Graceland, an album inspired by South African township music. The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity, and Simon began a successful solo career, recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years. Robinson", and " Bridge Over Troubled Water". singles charts: " The Sound of Silence", " Mrs. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. Simon's international fame and success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, launched in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist. Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, percussion, lute, alto saxophone, piccolo
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