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Paul Simon is undoubtedly one of the well-celebrated musicians who emerged from the American soil. Simon has been in the music industry for more than five decades now, and during that period Simon has earned his rightful place as one of the greats of Folk Rock music. He initially surfaced to mainstream popularity back in 1965 when he used to be a part of a duo Simon & Garfunkel. During his years with Art Garfunkel, Simon flourished a lot as a musician, and that is when his success story took a positive turn. While being a part of the duo, most of the writing job was done by Simon; and he penned hits like Mrs. Robinson, The Sound of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water. By 1970, Duo was at the top of their game as their popularity kept on soaring high. But amidst all that fame, the duo decided to split up, after which Simon pursued his career as a solo artist.
Fortunately enough, Simon’s accomplishments didn’t just end with the departure of the duo; in fact he managed to pursue a success career as a solo artist. From 1970 till 1975, Simon recorded a total of three solo albums, all of which did pretty well in terms of success. Simon further explored his talents as a writer and an actor as well later on, as he penned a 1980 movie called One Trick Pony and also starred in it. In 1998, Simon also co wrote The Capeman, a Broadway Musical.
During his journey as a solo musician, Simon has been awarded with a number of awards and honors. Some of those include amazing thirteen Grammy Award wins, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award. His name also became a part of the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2007 Simon earned the distinction of being the first recipient of Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Musical journey for Simon started back when he was just 11 years of age. At that age he once sang with Art Garfunkel and by the time he was 13, they both properly started singing together. Soon both of them got a chance to audition for Columbia Records, and after impressing the jury the Duo initially released a debut LP which was then followed by their first number one hit single titled “The Sounds of Silence”. Initially Simon and Garfunkel didn’t enjoy much success, but later they started getting some attention as they released four studio albums to critical acclaim.
The duo split back in 1970, and Simon started to pursue his solo career. After penning his new solo material, he made his debut as a solo artist in 1972 when he released Paul Simon. His album was released to positive reception, and in the meantime he also released a Jamaican influenced single which further embedded his repute as an experimenting musician. Later on Simon released “There Goes Rhymin’ Simon” that majorly revolved around the pop folk genre, and became one of his most popular studio releases. Simon played with various genres on his second album, which is why it became such a phenomenal release out of his solo career.
During his career as a solo artist, Simon released a total of five solo studio albums. Although there were some downs in his solo career but he still managed to recover and give the fans what they love him for. Simon came up with his most recent studio album titled “So Beautiful Or So What” on April 12, 2011. Simon garnered mainly positive reception for his work and presently he is all set for his series of live concerts. So don’t miss out on the chance of catching him live as he comes to your city by getting your Paul Simon tickets today.
Paul Simon is one of the most successful American artists to date, known for his solo career as well as for being part of several groups and bands. Born back in 1941 as Paul Frederic Simon, Paul Simon hails from Newark in New Jersey. His music is primarily rock and falls into the sub-genres of folk rock and soft rock. It also contains influences of folk pop and world fusion. He is a marvelous singer as well as a songwriter, also acting as a record producer now and then. Paul Simon is also a musician who plays the guitar, the bass guitar, the piano and even percussion. He is easily one of the longest active artists today, have been performing since 1957. He has to his credit many awesome albums and has been signed onto Columbia Records and Warner Bros. Records. In music, Paul Simon is known best for being one half of the famous duo, Simon & Garfunkel.
Paul Simon can be found performing live at numerous shows all over America, playing his signature Martin OM42PS (Paul Simon) and PS2. Paul Simon came to fame as one of the members of the famous duo, Simon & Garfunkel alongside Art Garfunkel. He was the group’s main songwriter and was behind three of the hit singles that ranked first on the charts; The Sound of Silence, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Mrs. Robinson. In the seventies, Paul Simon kicked off his solo career and released three different very popular albums. One of his famous albums, Graceland released in 1986, is phenomenal today in that it was influenced by South African music and helped the fight against apartheid in the music. For his mind blowing music, he has won thirteen Grammy Awards as well as one Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is definitely a singer and musician you need to see live in action through Paul Simon Tickets.

Paul-Simon is a singer and a songwriter from America. He had numerous successes starting from 1965 as a part of the duo “Simon & Garfunkel”. He wrote the songs for the pair, which includes three that ended up at the number one slot on the US Singles Hit Charts. The main genres of his music are rock, folk-pop, world and folk rock. Paul-Simon received 13 Grammys and a Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. He is known to give out outstanding live performances. The crowd at his jam packed concerts goes wild singing and dancing to his music. Grab the Paul-Simon tickets, for a truly memorable musical performance.