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Paul Simon
BA in English, ’63
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Born in New Jersey but raised in Kew Gardens Hills, Paul Simon (b. 1941) came from a musically inclined family and got an early start to his career as a singer-songwriter, performing for other kids in the neighborhood. The two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee is primarily known as a folk rock artist, one whose collaborations with Art Garfunkel go back to their teen years, but the relatively prolific Simon regularly branched out into other genres over the course of his career. His 1986 album Graceland, Simon’s most successful and arguably most acclaimed, is notable for its collaborations with South African musicians living under apartheid (itself a highly controversial move, as Simon broke the cultural boycott that had been called by the Anti-Apartheid Movement two decades prior). The 16-time Grammy Award winner has contributed music to a number of films and TV programs, and produced a musical, The Capeman, with poet Derek Walcott. Simon was also the first recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize, in 2007, established to honor annually an artist whose work “promot[es] song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding.”
ITEMS ON DISPLAY IN THE MUSIC LIBRARY:
Bookends
Simon, Paul, 1941-; Simon and Garfunkel.; Garfunkel, Art.
1968
LP 10555
Bridge over troubled water
Simon and Garfunkel.; Simon, Paul, 1941-; Garfunkel, Art.
1970
LP 10556
Graceland
Simon, Paul, 1941- composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, singer.; Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Musical group), singer.; Everly Brothers, singer.; Brecker, Randy, instrumentalist.; Faddis, Jon, instrumentalist.; Gardner, Earl, 1951- instrumentalist.; Rubin, Alan, instrumentalist.; Soloff, Lew, instrumentalist.; Bargeron, Dave, instrumentalist.; Foster, Alex, instrumentalist.; Pickett, Lenny, instrumentalist.; Cuber, Ronnie, instrumentalist.; Berlin, Steve, 1955- instrumentalist.; Makhalemele, Ratau Mike, instrumentalist.; Rachabane, Barney, instrumentalist.; Phiri, Ray, instrumentalist.; Robertson, Sherman, instrumentalist.; Rosas, Cesar, instrumentalist, singer.; Belew, Adrian, 1949- instrumentalist.; Hidalgo, David, instrumentalist, singer.; Johnson, Alonzo, instrumentalist.; Khumalo, Bakithi, instrumentalist.; Mounsey, Rob, instrumentalist.; Mkhalali, Johnson, instrumentalist.; Motloheloa, Forere, instrumentalist.; Rockin’ Dopsie, 1932-1993, instrumentalist.; Khumalo, Vusi, instrumentalist.; Perez, Louie, instrumentalist.; Gadd, Steve, instrumentalist.; MacDonald, Ralph, instrumentalist.; N’Dour, Youssou, instrumentalist.; Masilela, Lulu, instrumentalist.; Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr., instrumentalist.; Shabalala, Joseph, singer.; Ronstadt, Linda, singer.
1986
Circ CD 2003
Graceland
Simon, Paul, 1941-; Curtin, John (Arranger); Shabalala, Joseph.; Motloheloa, Forere.; Shirinda, General M. D.; Mkhalali, Johnson.; Masilela, Lulu.
©1986
M1630.18 .S55 S6 1986
Paul Simon : New songs
Simon, Paul, 1941-
1975
M1630.18 .S55 N49 1975
Simon and Garfunkel’s greatest hits
Simon and Garfunkel, performer.; Garfunkel, Art, performer, producer.; Simon, Paul, 1941- performer, producer.; Milchberg, J., contributor.; Alomía Robles, Daniel, 1871-1942, contributor
1972
LP 5442
ADDITIONAL LIBRARY RESOURCES:
Bridge over troubled water
Simon and Garfunkel.
1984?
Circ CD 2004
Hearts and bones
Simon, Paul, 1941- composer, lyricist, producer, instrumentalist, singer.; Harptones (Musical group), singer, arranger.; Gordon, Peter, 1946- instrumentalist.; Wincenc, Carol, instrumentalist.; Marge, George, instrumentalist.; Alsop, Marin, instrumentalist.; Jaffe, Jill, instrumentalist.; Di Meola, Al, 1954- instrumentalist.; Parks, Dean, instrumentalist.; Gale, Eric, instrumentalist.; Rodgers, Nile, instrumentalist.; Levy, Jesse, instrumentalist.; Zlotkin, Frederick, instrumentalist.; Miller, Marcus, 1959- instrumentalist.; Edwards, Bernard, 1952-1996, instrumentalist.; Jackson, Anthony, instrumentalist.; Phillinganes, Greg, instrumentalist.; Tee, Richard, instrumentalist.; Boddicker, Michael, instrumentalist.; Mounsey, Rob, instrumentalist.; Riesman, Michael, instrumentalist, conductor.; Coppola, Tom, instrumentalist.; Mainieri, Mike, instrumentalist.; Gadd, Steve, instrumentalist.; Ferrone, Steve, instrumentalist.; Moreira, Airto, instrumentalist.; Matthews, David, 1942- arranger.; Delerue, Georges, 1925-1992, orchestrator.; Glass, Philip, composer, orchestrator.
1983
Circ CD 2005
The Paul Simon companion : four decades of commentary
Luftig, Stacey.
©1997
ML420.S563 P38 1997
Paul Simon complete.
Simon, Paul, 1941-
©1988
M1630.18 .S55 S6 1988
Road to Graceland : interviews with Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Simon, Paul, 1941-; MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.; Ladysmith Black Mambazo (Musical group)
1987
Academic Video Online (AVON)
The songs of Paul Simon
Simon, Paul, 1941- composer.
1972
M1630.18 .S55 S6
Songs from the capeman
Simon, Paul, 1941-; Walcott, Derek.; Anthony, Marc.; Nazario, Ednita.; Blades, Rubén.; Simon, Paul, 1941-
℗1997
Schwarz CD 2439
Songs from liquid days
Glass, Philip.; Kronos Quartet, performer.; Roches (Musical group), performer.; Philip Glass Ensemble, performer.; Simon, Paul, 1941- lyricist.; Vega, Suzanne, lyricist.; Byrne, David, 1952- lyricist.; Anderson, Laurie, 1947- lyricist.; Fowler, Bernard, performer.; Dunkel, Paul, performer.; Pendarvis, Janice, performer.; Kripl, Jack, performer.; Gibson, Jon, performer.; Peck, Richard, performer.; Ronstadt, Linda, performer.; Perry, Douglas, 1945- performer.; Riesman, Michael, conductor.
℗1986
Schwarz CD 2426