Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He first gained world-wide recognition as the writing talent behind the popular American folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel formed with fellow musician Art Garfunkel. When Simon & Garfunkel split in 1970, Simon quickly began his solo career with the release of the self-titled album, Paul Simon. This was followed by There Goes Rhymin' Simon and Still Crazy After All These Years, both of which featured chart-topping hits such as Loves Me Like A Rock and Kodachrome. In 1986 Simon released the immensely popular Graceland, which featured the groundbreaking use of African rhythms and performers Ladysmith Black Mambazo. In 1990, he followed up Graceland with the successor album The Rhythm of the Saints which featured Brazilian and Cajun musical themes. These albums helped to popularize world music as a genre.
He co-wrote the unsuccessful, but critically-acclaimed musical The Capeman with Nobel-winning poet Derek Walcott in 1997.
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On the radio
Stations that played Paul Simon in the last 30 days
- 383×
Exclusively Simon And Garfunkel
United Arab Emirates · Rock - 45×
Flämingradio
Germany · Hard Rock - 44×
The Prog Rock Machine
Australia · Rock - 37×
4U Rock Live
United States · Hard Rock - 37×
WHOU 100.1 - The Best - Classic Hits Radio
United States · Rock - 32×
Top Radio Gold
Croatia · Pop - 32×
XerosRadio Classics
Netherlands · Rock - 28×
Jujube Radio Party Classics
Cyprus · Pop - 27×
# RdMix Classic Rock 70s 80s 90s
Canada · Rock - 27×
Magic FM
New Zealand - 27×
WABC Oldies Time Machine
United States · Rock - 26×
KRKO 1380AM 95.3FM
United States · Pop
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