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Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. In 2006, Time Magazine called him one of the "100 people who shape our world". *
Early life and career
Born into a Hungarian Jewish family in Newark Heights, New Jersey, who soon moved to Queens in New York City proper, 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, whom they often emulated and/or imitated in their early recordings. Simon and Garfunkel called themselves "Tom & Jerry", and it was under this name that the duo first had success. In 1957, they recorded the single "Hey, Schoolgirl", on Big Records which reached forty-nine on the pop charts while they were still in their late teens.
After graduating from high school, Simon attended and graduated from Queens College, while Garfunkel studied at Columbia University in Manhattan. Simon was a Brother in the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. Though Simon earned a degree in English literature, his real passion was rock and roll. Between 1957 and 1964, Simon wrote, recorded, and released more than thirty songs, occasionally reuniting with Garfunkel as Tom & Jerry for some singles, including "Our Song", "That's My Story", and "Surrender, Please Surrender", among others. He also briefly attended Brooklyn Law School.
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All Music Guide: Paul Simon - Biography and discography.
Brad's Paul Simon Guitar Tablature Page - Tablature, plus details of Simon's guitar tuning.
Cool River, The - A fan site for the Paul Simon-loving people on the web. Includes information and photographs.
discsimon - Discography of Paul Simon
Metacritic: You're The One - Multiple critic and user reviews for You're The One by Paul Simon.
Paul Simon Discography 1955 to 2000 - The whole discography of Paul Simon.
Paul Simon Timeline - Timeline from 1953 - 1997 of Simon's career with a discography.
Paul Simon: King of the Jews - Analysis of the artist's more popular songs.
paulsimon.com - The official Paul Simon site.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Paul Simon - Inductee profile, bibliography, and timeline.
Rollingstone.com: Paul Simon - Includes biography, discography, pictures, articles, video file, and message board.
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Still Creative After All These Years - 1997 interview from Grammy Magazine.
The Colors Of Paul Simon - Flash site with some videos and pictures
The Dreamer of Music - A Paul Simon database including nearly every detail about the artist from 1955 - 2004.
The Neck of My Guitar - Includes articles, discography, photo galleries, video, open biography, concerts with user submitted reviews, chat, and forum.
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The Paul Simon Pages - News, forum, polls and an extra page about The Capeman
VH1: Paul Simon - Biography, news, and links.
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