![]() ![]() Simon met Art Garfunkel when they were both 10. He described his father as funny and smart, but said he worked late and did not see his children much. Simon played baseball and stickball as a child. ![]() 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". The musician Donald Fagen 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 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City. His mother, Belle (1910–2007), was an elementary-school teacher. His father, Louis (1916–1995), was a college professor of education at the City College of New York, double-bass player and dance bandleader who performed under the name Lee Sims. Simon was born on October 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, to Hungarian-Jewish parents. He is a co-founder of the Children's Health Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides medical care to children. ![]() Two of his works, Sounds of Silence and Graceland, have seen induction into National Recording Registry for their cultural significance, and in 2007, the Library of Congress crowned him the inaugural winner of the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. He is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has been the recipient of sixteen Grammy Awards, including three for Album of the Year. Simon is among the most acclaimed musicians in popular music, and one of the world's best-selling music artists, both for his solo work and with Garfunkel. Though he retired from touring in 2018, Simon continues to record music and his album Seven Psalms was released in May 2023. His later albums, such as You're the One (2000), So Beautiful or So What (2011), and Stranger to Stranger (2016), have introduced him to new generations. ![]() In the 21st century, Simon continued to record and tour. Simon wrote a Broadway musical, The Capeman (1998), which was poorly received. It was followed by The Rhythm of the Saints (1990), and a second Concert in the Park, without Garfunkel, in 1991, attended by half a million people. Its single " You Can Call Me Al" became one of Simon's most successful. Graceland (1986) is Simon's most successful and acclaimed album, incorporating worldbeat styles. Simon has reunited with Garfunkel for several tours, including the 1981 Concert in Central Park. His celebrated 1970s output-comprising Paul Simon (1972), There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973), and Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)-kept him in the public spotlight and drew acclaim, producing the hits " Mother and Child Reunion", " Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard", and " 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". In his solo career, Simon has explored genres including gospel, reggae and soul. Their final album before disbanding, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), is among the bestselling of all time. Robinson", " America" and " The Boxer", served as a soundtrack to the counterculture movement. Their blend of folk and rock, in hits such as " The Sound of Silence", " Mrs. They came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. He began performing with his schoolfriend Art Garfunkel in 1956. Born in New Jersey, Simon grew up in Queens, New York City, and developed an interest in rock music in his teens. One of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, Simon's career spans six decades. Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. ![]()
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