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 Paul Simonįolk rock, folk pop, soft rock, worldbeat ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.For other people named Paul Simon, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). If the icon is greyed then these notes can not be transposed. Please check "notes" icon for transpose options. * Where transpose of Graceland sheet music available ( not all our notes can be transposed) & prior to print. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made.
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