Post by DT on Sept 13, 2007 15:39:04 GMT -6
“Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, both as half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist. In 2006, Time magazine called him one of the "100 people who shape our world”
“Simon's musical career began in Forest Hills High School when he and his friend Art Garfunkel began singing together as a duo, occasionally performing at school dances. Their idols were the Everly Brothers.” www.pcplanets.com/videos-106598-Wake-Up-Little-Suzie.shtml
“In early 1964, Simon and Garfunkel got an audition with Columbia Records, whose executives were impressed enough to sign the duo to a contract to produce an album. Their first LP, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. was released on 19 October 1964 and comprised twelve songs in the folk vein, five of them written by Simon. The album initially flopped, but East Coast radio stations began receiving requests for one of the tracks, Simon's "The Sound of Silence" www.pcplanets.com/videos-125094-The-Sound-Of.shtml Their producer, overdubbed the track with electric guitar, bass, and drums, releasing it as a single that eventually went to number one on the pop charts in the USA. Simon had gone to England after the initial failure of Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., pursuing a solo career and releasing the album The Paul Simon Song Book in the UK in 1965. But he returned to the USA to reunite with Garfunkel after "The Sound of Silence" had started to enjoy commercial success. Together they recorded several influential albums, including 1966's Sounds of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends in 1968 and Bridge Over Troubled Water (1969). Simon and Garfunkel also contributed extensively to the soundtrack of the 1967 Mike Nichols film The Graduate.” www.pcplanets.com/videos-699637-Homeward-Bound.shtml
“Simon and Garfunkel split in 1971, Simon began to write and record solo material. He released Paul Simon in 1972, which contained one of his first experiments with world music, the Jamaican inspired Mother and Child Reunion, and There Goes Rhymin' Simon in 1973, which featured such popular hit songs as "Something So Right" www.pcplanets.com/videos-615058-Something-So-Right.shtml His 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years is considered to be among his finest work, www.pcplanets.com/videos-218077-Still-Crazy-After-All-These.shtml particularly the title track and the hit single "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover." www.pcplanets.com/videos-309026-50-Ways-To-Leave-Your-Lover.shtml Over the next five years, Simon continued to produce hits such as "Slip Slidin' Away" and "Late in the Evening," while often appearing on Saturday Night Live." www.pcplanets.com/videos-615046-Late-in-the-Evening.shtml
www.pcplanets.com/videos-561466-You-Can-Call-Me-Al.shtml
1980s One Trick Pony album was also paired with a major motion picture of the same name, with Simon in the starring role. www.pcplanets.com/videos-615050-One-Trick-Pony.shtml Simon's next album Hearts and Bones, while critically acclaimed, did not yield any hit singles and marked a lull in his commercial popularity in the early 1980s. The album featured "The Late Great Johnny Ace," his tribute partly to slain ex-Beatle John Lennon.”
“In 1985, Simon lent his talents to USA for Africa and performed on the famine relief fundraising single We Are the World. In 1986 he released the immensely popular Graceland, for which he won a Grammy. www.pcplanets.com/videos-132285-Graceland.shtml The album featured the groundbreaking use of African rhythms and performers such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In 1990, he followed up Graceland with the commercially successful and consistent successor album The Rhythm of the Saints, which featured Brazilian musical themes. These albums helped to popularize world music as a genre. The importance of both albums allowed Simon to stage another New York concert, and on August 15, 1991, almost 10 years after his concert with Garfunkel, Simon staged another concert in Central Park with both African and South American bands. The success led to both a live album and an Emmy winning TV special.” www.pcplanets.com/videos-43438-Diamonds-On-The-Soles-Of-Her-Shoes.shtml
"His 2000 studio album You're the One, did not reach the commercial heights of previous albums but was considered by many fans and critics to be an artistic success and received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. A DVD of the same title, taped in Paris, was released in 2000. In 2002 he recorded the theme song for the animated children's movie The Wild Thornberrys Movie called "Father and Daughter." It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song." www.pcplanets.com/videos-18608-Father-and-Daughter.shtml
psssst...."Hearts and Bones, while critically acclaimed, did not yield any hit singles and marked a lull in his commercial popularity in the early 1980s. The album featured "The Late Great Johnny Ace," his tribute partly to slain ex-Beatle John Lennon.”
I have four Paul Simon CD's. How "Hearts and Bones" didn't yield any hit singles is beyond me. By far it is his best. If you want more Bang for your Buck this is the CD to have.
www.pcplanets.com/videos-43445-Me-And-Julio.shtml
“Simon's musical career began in Forest Hills High School when he and his friend Art Garfunkel began singing together as a duo, occasionally performing at school dances. Their idols were the Everly Brothers.” www.pcplanets.com/videos-106598-Wake-Up-Little-Suzie.shtml
“In early 1964, Simon and Garfunkel got an audition with Columbia Records, whose executives were impressed enough to sign the duo to a contract to produce an album. Their first LP, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. was released on 19 October 1964 and comprised twelve songs in the folk vein, five of them written by Simon. The album initially flopped, but East Coast radio stations began receiving requests for one of the tracks, Simon's "The Sound of Silence" www.pcplanets.com/videos-125094-The-Sound-Of.shtml Their producer, overdubbed the track with electric guitar, bass, and drums, releasing it as a single that eventually went to number one on the pop charts in the USA. Simon had gone to England after the initial failure of Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., pursuing a solo career and releasing the album The Paul Simon Song Book in the UK in 1965. But he returned to the USA to reunite with Garfunkel after "The Sound of Silence" had started to enjoy commercial success. Together they recorded several influential albums, including 1966's Sounds of Silence, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends in 1968 and Bridge Over Troubled Water (1969). Simon and Garfunkel also contributed extensively to the soundtrack of the 1967 Mike Nichols film The Graduate.” www.pcplanets.com/videos-699637-Homeward-Bound.shtml
“Simon and Garfunkel split in 1971, Simon began to write and record solo material. He released Paul Simon in 1972, which contained one of his first experiments with world music, the Jamaican inspired Mother and Child Reunion, and There Goes Rhymin' Simon in 1973, which featured such popular hit songs as "Something So Right" www.pcplanets.com/videos-615058-Something-So-Right.shtml His 1975 album Still Crazy After All These Years is considered to be among his finest work, www.pcplanets.com/videos-218077-Still-Crazy-After-All-These.shtml particularly the title track and the hit single "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover." www.pcplanets.com/videos-309026-50-Ways-To-Leave-Your-Lover.shtml Over the next five years, Simon continued to produce hits such as "Slip Slidin' Away" and "Late in the Evening," while often appearing on Saturday Night Live." www.pcplanets.com/videos-615046-Late-in-the-Evening.shtml
www.pcplanets.com/videos-561466-You-Can-Call-Me-Al.shtml
1980s One Trick Pony album was also paired with a major motion picture of the same name, with Simon in the starring role. www.pcplanets.com/videos-615050-One-Trick-Pony.shtml Simon's next album Hearts and Bones, while critically acclaimed, did not yield any hit singles and marked a lull in his commercial popularity in the early 1980s. The album featured "The Late Great Johnny Ace," his tribute partly to slain ex-Beatle John Lennon.”
“In 1985, Simon lent his talents to USA for Africa and performed on the famine relief fundraising single We Are the World. In 1986 he released the immensely popular Graceland, for which he won a Grammy. www.pcplanets.com/videos-132285-Graceland.shtml The album featured the groundbreaking use of African rhythms and performers such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In 1990, he followed up Graceland with the commercially successful and consistent successor album The Rhythm of the Saints, which featured Brazilian musical themes. These albums helped to popularize world music as a genre. The importance of both albums allowed Simon to stage another New York concert, and on August 15, 1991, almost 10 years after his concert with Garfunkel, Simon staged another concert in Central Park with both African and South American bands. The success led to both a live album and an Emmy winning TV special.” www.pcplanets.com/videos-43438-Diamonds-On-The-Soles-Of-Her-Shoes.shtml
"His 2000 studio album You're the One, did not reach the commercial heights of previous albums but was considered by many fans and critics to be an artistic success and received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. A DVD of the same title, taped in Paris, was released in 2000. In 2002 he recorded the theme song for the animated children's movie The Wild Thornberrys Movie called "Father and Daughter." It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song." www.pcplanets.com/videos-18608-Father-and-Daughter.shtml
psssst...."Hearts and Bones, while critically acclaimed, did not yield any hit singles and marked a lull in his commercial popularity in the early 1980s. The album featured "The Late Great Johnny Ace," his tribute partly to slain ex-Beatle John Lennon.”
I have four Paul Simon CD's. How "Hearts and Bones" didn't yield any hit singles is beyond me. By far it is his best. If you want more Bang for your Buck this is the CD to have.
www.pcplanets.com/videos-43445-Me-And-Julio.shtml
