Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Not to be confused with Paul Simonon or Paul Symon.

For other people named Paul Simon, see Paul Simon (disambiguation).

Paul Simon

Simon in 2011

Background information
Birth name| Paul Frederic Simon
Born|  (1941-10-13) October 13, 1941 (age 83)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Origin| New York City, U.S.
Genres|

* Folk
* rock
* pop
* world

Occupations|

* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* actor

Instruments|

* Vocals
* guitar

Years active| 1956–present
Labels|

* Columbia
* Warner Bros.
* Concord

Formerly of| Simon & Garfunkel
Spouses|

Peggy Harper

(m. 1969; div. 1975)​

Carrie Fisher

(m. 1983; div. 1984)​

Edie Brickell

(m. 1992)​

Partner| Shelley Duvall (1976–1978)
Website| paulsimon.com
Signature

Musical artist

Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of  folk and  rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "America" (1968), and "The Boxer" (1969), served as a soundtrack to the 1960s counterculture. Their final album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), is among the best-selling of all time.

As a solo artist, Simon has explored genres including gospel, reggae, and soul. His albums Paul Simon (1972), There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973), and Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) kept him in the public eye and drew acclaim, producing the hits "Mother and Child Reunion" (1972), "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (1972), and "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (1975). Simon reunited with Garfunkel for several tours and the 1981 Concert in Central Park.

In 1986, Simon released his most successful and acclaimed album, Graceland, incorporating South African influences. "You Can Call Me Al" became one of Simon's most successful singles. Graceland was followed by The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) and a second Concert in the Park in 1991, without Garfunkel, which approximately 500,000 people attended. In 1998, Simon wrote a Broadway musical, The Capeman, that was poorly received. He continued to record and tour in the 21st century. His later albums, such as You're the One (2000), So Beautiful or So What (2011), and Stranger to Stranger (2016), introduced him to new generations. His most recent album, Seven Psalms, was released in 2023.

Simon has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and has won 16 Grammy Awards, including three for Album of the Year. Two of his works, Sounds of Silence (1966) (as part of Simon & Garfunkel) and Graceland, were inducted into the National Recording Registry for their cultural significance, and in 2007, he was the inaugural winner of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.[1][2] He is a co-founder of the Children's Health Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides medical care to children. Simon is a supporter of the effective altruism movement, which uses evidence to determine where charitable giving will do the most good.[3]

## Early life

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Simon was born on October 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, to Hungarian-Jewish parents.[4][5] His father, Louis (1916–1995), a professor of education at the City College of New York,[6] was a double bass player and dance bandleader who performed under the name Lee Sims. His mother, Belle (1910–2007), was an elementary-school teacher. In 1945, his family moved to the Kew Gardens Hills section of Flushing, Queens, in New York City.[7]

The musician Donald Fagen 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. I think it has to do with the parents. 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."[8] Simon said Fagen's description was not far from the truth.[8] He described his father as funny and smart, but said he worked late and did not see his children much.[8] He recalls hearing "Gee" by The Crows on Make Believe Ballroom: "It was really the first thing I heard on there that I liked. And it was really the first time I heard rock and roll."[9] He tried to explain to his father the feeling he got hearing "Earth Angel": "My father was a very good musician. And he comes from an era of very sophisticated music. Big bands, and Sinatra ... He didn't buy it. But I love that record".[9]

Simon met Art Garfunkel when they were 11 years old and performed together in a production of Alice in Wonderland for their sixth-grade graduation. The two began singing together at age 13,[10] occasionally performing at school dances. At age 12 or 13, Simon wrote his first song, "The Girl for Me", for him and Garfunkel to perform. According to Simon, it became the "neighborhood hit".[11] His father wrote the words and chords on paper for the boys to use, and that paper became the first officially copyrighted Simon and Garfunkel song. It is now in the Library of Congress.[2] In 1957, in their mid-teens, they recorded the song "Hey, Schoolgirl" under the name "Tom & Jerry", a name given to them by their label, Big Records. The single reached number 49 on the pop charts.

After graduating from Forest Hills High School, Simon majored in English at Queens College and graduated in 1963. Garfunkel studied mathematics education at Columbia University in Manhattan.[12][8] Simon was a brother in the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity,[13] and attended Brooklyn Law School for one semester in 1963.[14][15]

## Career

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Simon in 1966

Between 1957 and 1964, Simon wrote, recorded, and released more than 30 songs.[11] He and Garfunkel occasionally reunited as Tom & Jerry to record singles, including "Our Song" and "That's My Story".[16] Most of the songs Simon recorded during that time he performed alone, or with musicians other than Garfunkel. They were released on minor record labels including Amy, Big, Hunt, King, Tribute and Madison. Simon used several pseudonyms for these recordings, including "Jerry Landis", "Paul Kane", and "True Taylor". By 1962, working as Jerry Landis, he was a frequent writer/producer for several Amy Records artists, overseeing material released by Dotty Daniels, the Vels and Ritchie Cordell.

Simon enjoyed moderate success with singles as part of the group Tico and the Triumphs, including "Motorcycle", which reached number 99 on the Billboard charts in 1962.[17] Tico and the Triumphs released four 45s. Marty Cooper, known as Tico, sang lead on several of these releases, but "Motorcycle" featured Simon's vocal. Also in 1962, Simon reached number 97 on the pop charts as Jerry Landis, with the novelty song "The Lone Teen Ranger".[18]

### 1960s: Simon & Garfunkel

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Main article: Simon & Garfunkel

In early 1964, Simon and Garfunkel auditioned for Columbia Records, whose executive Clive Davis signed them to produce an album. Columbia decided to call them Simon & Garfunkel instead of Tom & Jerry, and according to Simon, this was the first time artists' surnames had been used in pop music without their first names.[19] Simon and Garfunkel's first LP, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., was released on October 19, 1964. It consisted of 12 songs, five of which were written by Simon. The album initially flopped.[20]

Garfunkel, left, with Paul Simon, right, performing outside at a concert in Dublin as Simon & Garfunkel

In 1965, after the album's release, Simon moved to London[21] and performed in folk clubs. He enjoyed his time in England and said in 1970, "I had a lot of friends there and a girlfriend. I could play music there. There was no place to play in New York City. They wouldn't have me."[20] He was welcomed by England's bohemian folk scene. He recalled, "I learnt how to finger-pick acoustic guitar from Martin Carthy, who was connected to the Watersons from Hull, which of course led to 'Scarborough Fair', and I had never heard anything like those old English songs. The closest I got was the Everly Brothers, who borrowed from Appalachian melodies, so that period was very powerful for me. I had never heard anything like those old English songs. I was 21, 22, and emotionally open to everything."[21] He wrote "Homeward Bound" and "I Am a Rock", and learned Davey Graham's guitar instrumental "Anji". He says that “Nothing in my repertoire can’t be traced back to something I’ve heard at some point, and the two big influences were street corner doo-wop from New York and the folk music I heard in England."[21]

In England, Simon recorded a solo album, The Paul Simon Songbook, featuring just his voice and guitar accompaniment; it was released only in the UK at the time, but later released elsewhere.[22] He produced Jackson C. Frank's  only album and co-wrote several songs with Bruce Woodley of the Australian pop group the Seekers, including "I Wish You Could Be Here", "Cloudy" and "Red Rubber Ball".[23] Simon penned "Someday, One Day" for the Seekers, which charted around the same time as "Homeward Bound".

Radio stations on the American East Coast began receiving requests for the Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. track "The Sound of Silence". Simon & Garfunkel's producer, Tom Wilson, overdubbed the track with electric guitar, bass guitar, and drums, and it was released as a single, eventually reaching number 1 on the U.S. pop charts.[24][25] Wilson did not inform the duo of his plan, and Simon was "horrified" when he first heard it.[26] The single's success drew Simon back to the U.S. to reunite with Garfunkel, and they recorded the albums Sounds of Silence (1966), Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966) and Bookends (1968).

Simon & Garfunkel also contributed to the soundtrack of Mike Nichols's film The Graduate (1967). While writing "Mrs. Robinson", Simon toyed with the title "Mrs. Roosevelt". When Garfunkel reported this indecision over the song's name to the director, Nichols replied, "Don't be ridiculous! We're making a movie here! It's Mrs. Robinson!"[27]

Simon and Garfunkel's relationship became strained and they split in 1970.[28] At the urging of his wife, Peggy Harper, Simon called Davis to confirm the duo's breakup.[29] For the next several years, they spoke only two or three times a year.[30] Their last album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), was the bestselling album to date.[31] The title track reached number one, and  "Cecilia" and "The Boxer" made the top ten.[24]

### 1970–1976: Solo and Still Crazy After All These Years

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In 1970, Simon taught songwriting at New York University. He said he had wanted to teach for a while, and hoped to help people avoid some of the mistakes he had made: "You can teach somebody about writing songs. You can't teach someone how to write a song ... I'd go to a course if the Beatles would talk about how they made records because I'm sure I could learn something."[20] He contributed the lyrics of "Half of the People" to Leonard Bernstein’s  Mass (1971).[32]

Simon pursued solo work while occasionally reuniting with Garfunkel for various projects. In April 1972, he performed at the Cleveland Arena alongside Joni Mitchell and James Taylor in a benefit concert for George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign.[33] He and Garfunkel reunited in mid-June that year at Madison Square Garden in another concert for McGovern.[34]

Simon's next album, Paul Simon, was released in January 1972. It featured an early experiment with world music, the reggae-inspired "Mother and Child Reunion", recorded with Jimmy Cliff's band. It reached both the American and British Top 5. The album received universal acclaim and critics praised its variety of styles and confessional lyrics. Paul Simon reached number 4 in the U.S. and number 1 in the UK and Japan, and produced another Top 30 hit, "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".[18] Simon also provided guitar on Garfunkel's 1973 album Angel Clare, and added backing vocals to the song "Down in the Willow Garden".[35]

Simon's next project, the pop-folk album There Goes Rhymin' Simon, was released in May 1973. The lead single, "Kodachrome", was a number 2 hit in the U.S.[18] The follow-up, the gospel-flavored "Loves Me Like a Rock", topped the Cashbox charts. Other songs like "American Tune" and "Something So Right" (a tribute to Simon's first wife, Peggy) became part of his repertoire. The album reached number 1 on the Cashbox album charts. In March 1974 he released a live album, Live Rhymin', containing elements of  Latin and religious music.

His next album, produced by Simon and Phil Ramone, was Still Crazy After All These Years, released in October 1975. The mood of the album, written after Simon's divorce, was darker. It contains "Gone at Last", a duet with Phoebe Snow, and the Simon & Garfunkel reunion track "My Little Town" (a number 9 on Billboard). Simon wrote the song for Garfunkel, whose solo output Simon felt lacked "bite", and it was included on Garfunkel's album Breakaway. Contrary to popular belief, the song was not based on Simon's early life in New York City.[36] The album is his only number 1 on the Billboard charts to date. The 18th Grammy Awards named it the Album of the Year, and his performance on it the year's Best Male Pop Vocal. The third single from the album, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", reached the top spot on the Billboard charts.[18] On May 3, 1976, Simon put together a benefit show at Madison Square Garden for the New York Public Library that raised over $30,000.[37]

### 1977–1985: One-Trick Pony and Hearts and Bones

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After releasing three successful studio albums, Simon worked on various projects. He wrote music for Hal Ashby's Shampoo (1975) and played Tony Lacey in Woody Allen's Annie Hall (1977). "Slip Slidin' Away", the lead single of his 1977 compilation Greatest Hits, Etc., reached number 5 in the U.S.[18]

In 1980, Simon released One-Trick Pony, his first album with Warner Bros. Records and his first in almost five years. The album was paired with the motion picture of the same name, which Simon wrote and starred in. The single "Late in the Evening" reached number 6 on Billboard,[18] but the album did not sell well.

In 1981, Simon & Garfunkel included eight songs from Simon's solo career in the set list of their September 19 concert in Central Park.[30] Five were rearranged as duets and Simon performed the other three solo. The resulting live album, TV special, and videocassette (later DVD) releases were all major hits.

After the success of The Concert in Central Park, Simon & Garfunkel returned to the studio, planning to record an album of new material. This would have been their first new recordings as a duo since their "My Little Town" and their first album of new material since Bridge over Troubled Water. Simon ultimately decided to wipe Garfunkel's vocals from the mix, and in 1983, he released Hearts and Bones as a solo album. It is a polished, confessional album that was eventually viewed as one of his best works, but it achieved the lowest sales of his career.[38] Hearts and Bones included "The Late Great Johnny Ace", a song about the deaths of American R&B singer Johnny Ace and John Lennon. It featured an orchestral coda by Philip Glass.[39] In January 1985, Simon performed for USA for Africa and on the relief fundraising single "We Are the World".[40]

### 1986–1992: Graceland and The Rhythm of the Saints

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Miriam Makeba and Simon (1986)

In 1986, Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music, where he had served on the board of trustees.[41][42]

Simon decided to record an album of South African music after hearing a bootlegged tape of mbaqanga, South African street music,[43] and in 1986 he traveled to Johannesburg and recorded with African musicians. Additional sessions were held in New York.[44] The sessions featured many South African acts, notably Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Simon also collaborated with several American artists, duetting with Linda Ronstadt on "Under African Skies" and playing with Los Lobos on "All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints".[45]

The resulting album, Graceland, became Simon's most successful studio album. Simon recalls that "I improvised in two ways - by making up melodies in falsetto, and by singing any words that came to mind down in my lower and mid range. I tried not to censor the words and to keep an ear cocked to see if a phrase came out that was interesting enough to suggest that my subconscious had allowed something significant to bubble out. Though I had no intentions of writing about Elvis Presley, the word 'Graceland' came very early. While writing the lyrics, I always tried to stay true to the mood of the music, which was flowing, pleasant and easy."[45] Stephen Holden wrote "Listening to Graceland, one gets the sense of an artist submitting to, and being swept up by, musical forces he does not totally understand. Adding a crucial extra dimension to the album is Mr. Simon's very urbane literary sensibility, which pulls against the simplicity of the music and lends the songs a kind of double vision. The music extends and enriches the language while the lyrics meditate on the music."[45] It is estimated to have sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.[46] Graceland won the 1987 Grammy for Album of the Year. In 2006, the album was added to the United States' National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically important".[47]

Simon was accused of breaking the cultural boycott imposed by the rest of the world against South Africa's apartheid regime[48] by organizations such as Artists United Against Apartheid,[49] anti-apartheid musicians (including Billy Bragg, Paul Weller and Jerry Dammers),[50] and James Victor Gbeho (Ghana's Ambassador to the United Nations).[51] Simon denied that he had gone to South Africa to "take money out of the country" and said he paid the black artists and split royalties with them and was not paid to play to a white-only audience.[43] The United Nations Anti-Apartheid Committee supported Graceland, as it showcased black South African musicians and offered no support to the South African government, but the African National Congress protested that it was a violation of the boycott.[49] The Congress voted to ban Simon from South Africa and he was added to the United Nations blacklist,[52] from which he was removed in January 1987.[53] In 1989, Simon appeared on Dion's song "Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star" from Yo Frankie, which peaked at number 97 in October 1990.[54] In 1992, Simon and his band were invited to play in South Africa by Nelson Mandela.[55]

After Graceland, Simon extended his roots with the Brazilian-flavored The Rhythm of the Saints. Sessions for the album began in December 1989 in Rio de Janeiro and New York and featured guitarist J.J. Cale and Brazilian and African musicians. The album's tone is more introspective and low-key than that of Graceland. Released in October 1990, the album received excellent reviews and sold well, peaking at number 4 in the U.S. and number 1 in the UK. The lead single, "The Obvious Child", featuring the Grupo Cultural Olodum, became Simon's last Top 20 hit in the UK and appeared near the bottom of the Billboard Hot 100.[18] Although not as successful as Graceland, The Rhythm of the Saints received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Simon's ex-wife Carrie Fisher wrote in her autobiography Wishful Drinking that the song "She Moves On" is about her: "If you can get Paul Simon to write a song about you, do it. Because he is so brilliant at it."[56]

The success of both albums allowed Simon to stage another concert in New York. On August 15, 1991, he gave a second concert in Central Park, with African and South American bands. The concert's success surpassed all expectations, and 48,500 people are estimated to have attended.[57] He later remembered the concert as "the most memorable moment in my career". Its success led to a  live album and an Emmy-winning TV special. Simon embarked on the "Born at the Right Time" tour and promoted the album with further singles, including  "Proof", which was accompanied by a humorous video featuring Chevy Chase and Steve Martin. On March 4, 1992, Simon performed on an episode of MTV Unplugged. Simon & Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.[58]

### 1993–1998: Paul Simon 1964/1993 and The Capeman

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Another Simon & Garfunkel reunion took place in September 1993, and Columbia released Paul Simon 1964/1993. Originally a three-disc compilation, it became a reduced version on the two-disc album The Paul Simon Anthology one month later. In 1995, Simon appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and performed the song "Ten Years", which he had composed for the show's tenth anniversary. Also in 1995 he featured in the Annie Lennox version of his 1973 song "Something So Right", which appeared briefly on the UK Top 50 after it was released as a single.[59]

Simon collaborated with poet Derek Walcott on a musical, The Capeman, that opened on January 29, 1998. He worked enthusiastically on the project for many years, and described it as "a New York Puerto Rican story based on events that happened in 1959—events that I remembered." The musical told the story of a real-life Puerto Rican youth, Salvador Agron, who wore a cape while committing two murders in New York in 1959. He became a writer while in prison. Featuring Marc Anthony as the young Agron and Rubén Blades as the older Agron, the play was not a success, receiving mixed reviews and poor box-office receipts.[60] Clive Barnes wrote "Here is the most bewitching and bewitched Broadway score in years -- music that, in a quite different way, only Stephen Sondheim has equaled," but that "it was West Side Story particularized, de-prettified and de-balleticized. A tough call for entertainment."[60]

Simon recorded an album of songs from the show which was released in November 1997. The album received mixed reviews. Some critics praised its combination of doo-wop, rockabilly, and Caribbean music, but Songs from The Capeman was a failure, and for the first time in Simon's career he did not reach the Top 40 of the Billboard charts.[61] The cast album was never released on CD but eventually became available online.

### 1999–2007: You're the One and Surprise

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After The Capeman, Simon's career was in an unexpected crisis, but he continued to record new material. In 1999, he embarked on a three-month North American tour with Bob Dylan, in which he and Dylan alternated as the headline act with a middle section where they performed together. The collaboration was generally well-received, with just one critic, Seth Rogovoy of the Berkshire Eagle, questioning the collaboration.[62]

In 2000, Simon wrote and recorded a new album, You're the One, very quickly. The album was released in October and consisted mostly of folk-pop writing combined with foreign musical sounds, particularly grooves from North Africa.[63] The album received favorable reviews, reached both the British and American Top 20, and received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Simon toured extensively to promote it, and one performance in Paris was released to home video.

In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks in America, Simon sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on America: A Tribute to Heroes, a multi-network broadcast to benefit the September 11 Telethon Fund, and performed "The Boxer" at the start of the first episode of Saturday Night Live after September 11. In 2002, he wrote and recorded "Father and Daughter", the theme song for the animated family film The Wild Thornberrys Movie. The track was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song.

In 2003, Simon and Garfunkel performed together again when they received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. This reunion led to a U.S. tour, the acclaimed "Old Friends" concert series, followed by a 2004 international encore, culminating in a free concert at the Colosseum in Rome that attracted an audience of 600,000.[64] In 2005, they sang "Mrs. Robinson" and "Homeward Bound" together, plus "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with Aaron Neville, in the benefit concert From the Big Apple to The Big Easy – The Concert for New Orleans (eventually released as a DVD) for Hurricane Katrina victims.

In 2004, Simon's studio albums were re-released both individually and as a collection in a limited-edition, nine-CD boxed set, Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings 1972–2000. Simon was then working with Brian Eno on a new album, Surprise, which was released in May 2006. Most of its songs were inspired by the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. Simon also took inspiration from having turned 60 in 2001, which he humorously referred to in "Old" from You're the One. Surprise was a commercial hit, reaching number 14 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 in the UK. Most critics praised the album. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote, "Simon doesn't achieve his comeback by reconnecting with the sound and spirit of his classic work; he has achieved it by being as restless and ambitious as he was at his popular and creative peak."[65] The album was supported by the Surprise Tour in 2006.

In March 2004, Walter Yetnikoff published Howling at the Moon, a book in which he criticized Simon and his previous business partnership with Columbia Records.[66] In 2007, Simon was the inaugural recipient of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, and he later performed as part of a gala of his work.[67][68]

### 2008–2013: So Beautiful or So What and touring

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Simon performing live in Mainz, Germany, July 25, 2008

After living in Montauk, New York, for many years, Simon relocated to New Canaan, Connecticut.[69] He is one of a small number of performers who are named as the copyright owner on their recordings (most records have the recording company as the named owner). This development followed the Bee Gees' successful $200 million lawsuit against RSO Records, the largest successful suit against a record company by an artist or group. All of Simon's solo recordings, including those originally issued by Columbia Records, are distributed by Sony Records' Legacy Recordings unit. His albums were issued by Warner Music Group until mid-2010, when Simon moved his catalog of solo work from Warner Bros. Records to Sony/Columbia Records, which holds the Simon & Garfunkel catalog.

In April 2008, Songs From the Capeman played at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with original cast members and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra.[70] In February 2009, Simon performed back-to-back shows in New York City at the recently renovated Beacon Theatre. He was joined by Garfunkel and the cast of The Capeman in the first show. The band included Graceland bassist Bakithi Kumalo. In May 2009, Simon toured with Garfunkel in Australia, New Zealand and Japan, and in October they appeared together at the 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts. At that concert, Simon duetted with Dion on "The Wanderer" and with Graham Nash and David Crosby on "Here Comes the Sun".[71][72] In April 2010, Simon & Garfunkel performed together again at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[73]

Simon released a new song, "Getting Ready for Christmas Day", on November 10, 2010. The song sampled a 1941 sermon by J. M. Gates[74] and premiered on National Public Radio[75] Simon performed the song on The Colbert Report on December 16, 2010.[76] In the first show of the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show on September 10, 2010, Simon performed a song that commemorated the show's 25 years, an update of a song he wrote for its 10th anniversary.[77] Simon's next album, So Beautiful or So What,[78] was released on the Concord Music Group label on April 12, 2011,[79] and Simon said it was the best work he had done in 20 years. It was reported that he had wanted to have Bob Dylan perform on the album.

At the end of his 2011 World Tour, which included the U.S., the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Germany, Simon appeared at Ramat Gan Stadium in Israel in July 2011, his first concert appearance in Israel since 1983.[80] On the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, he performed "The Sound of Silence" at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, on the site of the destroyed World Trade Center.

Simon paying tribute to musicians Leonard Cohen and Chuck Berry, the recipients of the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum on February 26, 2012

On February 26, 2012, Simon paid tribute to fellow musicians Chuck Berry and Leonard Cohen, who had received the first annual PEN Awards for songwriting excellence at the JFK Presidential Library.[81]

In 2012, Simon released a 25th-anniversary box set of Graceland that included a remastered edition of the original album; the 2012 documentary film Under African Skies; the original 1987 "African Concert" from Zimbabwe; an audio narrative, The Story of Graceland, related by Simon; and other interviews and memorabilia.[82] He played a few concerts in Europe with the original musicians to commemorate the anniversary.[83] On December 19, 2012, Simon performed at the funeral of Victoria Leigh Soto, a teacher killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[84] In September 2013, he delivered the Richard Ellmann Lecture in Modern Literature at Emory University.[85]

### 2014–2022: Stranger to Stranger and In the Blue Light

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In 2014, Simon embarked on a joint 21-date concert tour of North America, On Stage Together, with English musician Sting.[86] The tour continued in 2015 with ten shows in Australia and New Zealand[87][88] and 23 in Europe.[89]

Simon made a surprise appearance in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on September 11, 2015. He performed "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" with Colbert, having been billed before the show as a Simon & Garfunkel Tribute Band.[90] He also performed "American Tune", which was posted on the show's YouTube channel. In 2015, Dion released the single "New York Is My Home" with Simon.[91]

Simon wrote and performed the theme song for comedian Louis C.K.'s show Horace and Pete, which debuted on January 30, 2016. The song is heard during the show's opening, intermission, and closing credits and features Simon's voice and acoustic guitar. Simon made a cameo appearance onscreen in the series' final episode. On June 3, 2016, he released his 13th solo studio album, Stranger to Stranger, on Concord Records.[92]

Simon at the Hollywood Bowl in May 2018.

In 2011, Simon was introduced to Italian electronic dance music artist Clap! Clap! by his son, Adrian, who was a fan of his work. They met in 2011 when Simon was touring So Beautiful or So What in Italy. Simon collaborated with him on three songs, and also worked with longtime friend Roy Halee, who co-produced the album. After the release of the album, Simon said he was no longer interested in showbiz and talked about retirement. He said, "I am going to see what happens if I let go".[93][94]

Simon performed "Bridge over Troubled Water" at the 2016 Democratic National Convention on July 25, 2016.[95] He debuted a new version of "Questions for the Angels" with jazz guitarist Bill Frisell on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on May 24, 2017.[96]

On February 5, 2018, Simon announced his intention to retire from touring, citing time away from his family and the death of longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini. He did not rule out performing live again.[97] He began a farewell concert tour, Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour, in May 2018 in Vancouver, Canada, and performed shows across North America and Europe.[98] He played his final concert in Queens, New York, on September 22, 2018.[99]

In 2018, Simon released his 14th solo studio album, In the Blue Light, which consisted of re-recordings of lesser-known songs from his catalog, some with altered arrangements, harmonic structures and lyrics.[100] On August 11, 2019, he returned to live performance when he closed San Francisco's Outside Lands festival in Golden Gate Park. He said he planned to donate his net proceeds to local environmental nonprofit organizations.[101]

American Songwriter honored Dion's "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)", featuring Simon, as the "Greatest of the Great 2020 Songs".[102] Simon sold his music publishing catalog to Sony Music Publishing in March 2021. He was previously signed to Universal Music Publishing Group.[103]

### 2023–present: Seven Psalms and return to touring

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Simon released a new album, Seven Psalms, in April 2023. A documentary of the project, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, was made by Alex Gibney.[104] The album was described as 33 minutes of uninterrupted musical meditation, consisting of seven pieces performed on acoustic guitar, linked by a motif derived from "Anji", with elements of folk, blues, and jazz, and lyrics that reflect on life, death, and faith.[21] The inspiration for the album came to Simon in 2020. He recalled, "I had a dream so vivid it made me get up in the middle of the night and write it down ... a voice said 'You are meant to be working on a piece called 'Seven Psalms'."[21]

For the next few months, isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic on a Texas ranch, Simon worked on a series of guitar pieces and added sounds like distant church bells produced by amplified upside-down wine glasses. He said, "I envisioned Seven Psalms as one long thought, combined with sounds powerful enough to make the thought come alive."[21] In December 2023, Simon rehearsed Seven Psalms with two acoustic guitarists. He said he missed performing and hoped that it might be possible to play the album live.[21]

Simon had planned to retire from music, but after the success of Seven Psalms, he completed another song, composed four more guitar pieces, and was planning an album of duets with his wife, singer Edie Brickell. He was also in the early stages of working on a musical.[21] In a May 2023 interview with The Times, he said he had lost most of the hearing in his left ear.[105] In February 2025, Simon performed "Homeward Bound" with Sabrina Carpenter at a 50th-anniversary special for Saturday Night Live.[106] That month, he announced the Quiet Celebration Tour, comprising performances in smaller venues in 20 cities across the U.S. and Canada and multiple nights in a row in most cities, due to kick off with 2 shows at the Saenger Theater on April 4 and 5 in New Orleans and to end with 3 shows at Benaroya Hall in Seattle on July 31, August 2 and 3, 2025.[107]

## Songwriting

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In 2012, in an interview reprinted in American Songwriter, Simon discussed the craft of songwriting with music journalist Tom Moon and talked about the basic themes in his songwriting—love, family, social commentary, religion, spirituality, and God. He said: "The music always precedes the words. The words often come from the sound of the music and eventually evolve into coherent thoughts. Or incoherent thoughts. Rhythm plays a crucial part in the lyric-making as well. It's like a puzzle to find the right words to express what the music is saying."[108]

## Projects

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### Music for Broadway

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In the late 1990s, Simon wrote and produced a Broadway musical called The Capeman, which lost $11 million during its 1998 run. In April 2008, the Brooklyn Academy of Music celebrated Paul Simon's works, and dedicated a week to Songs From the Capeman, with some of the show's songs performed by a cast of singers and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. Simon appeared during the BAM shows, performing "Trailways Bus" and "Late in the Evening". In August 2010, The Capeman was staged for three nights in the Delacorte Theatre in New York's Central Park. The production was directed by Diane Paulus and produced in conjunction with the Public Theater.[109]

### Film and television

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Simon has also had several acting roles in films and television shows. He played music producer Tony Lacey, a supporting character in the 1977 Woody Allen feature film Annie Hall, and made a cameo appearance in the movie The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash the following year. He later wrote and starred in 1980's One Trick Pony as Jonah Levin, a journeyman rock-and-roller, and wrote all the songs in the film. In 1981 he appeared in an episode of The Muppet Show, the only episode of the series to use the songs of one songwriter. He appeared in several episodes of Sesame Street in the 1970s and 1980s, including in a memorable performance of "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" in 1977, and a cameo appearance in the song "Put Down the Duckie!" in 1986.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Simon played the character of Simple Simon in the Disney Channel TV movie Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme, and provided cameos in Millennium and The Great Buck Howard. In the 2010s he appeared briefly in shows such as Portlandia, Welcome to Sweden and Horace & Pete. He appeared as an interviewee and as a musical guest on talk shows such as The Dick Cavett Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Colbert Report, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He was the subject of two films by Jeremy Marre on the making of Graceland and The Capeman.

### Saturday Night Live

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Simon was the host of the second episode of SNL, on October 18, 1975.

Simon appeared alongside George Harrison on the Thanksgiving Day episode of SNL on November 20, 1976, and they performed "Here Comes the Sun" and "Homeward Bound" together. Simon opened the show in a comedy sketch in which he performed "Still Crazy After All These Years," in a turkey outfit, Thanksgiving being the following week. Halfway through the song, he told the band to stop playing because he was embarrassed, gave a speech to the audience and left the stage. Lorne Michaels greeted him backstage, but Simon, still acting upset, yelled at him because of the humiliating turkey outfit. This was one of SNL's most replayed sketches.[110]

In one SNL skit from 1986, when he was promoting Graceland, Simon played himself waiting in line with a friend to get into a movie. He amazed his friend by remembering intricate details about prior meetings with passers-by, but drew a complete blank when he was approached by Art Garfunkel.[111] When Simon hosted an SNL episode during the 1988 Democratic Party presidential primaries, Simon walked out with Illinois Senator and presidential candidate Paul Simon, and argued about which Paul Simon was supposed to have hosting duties.[112]

Simon closed the 40th anniversary SNL show on February 15, 2015, with a performance of "Still Crazy After All These Years". He played a snippet of "I've Just Seen a Face" with Sir Paul McCartney during the introductory sequence. Much of the Thanksgiving episode from 1976 was shown during this prime-time special. On October 13, 2018, he was the musical guest on his 77th birthday.[113]

His most recent SNL appearance was on February 16, 2025, Paul Simon performed "Homeward Bound" alongside Sabrina Carpenter for the opening of the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special.[114]

## Awards and honors

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Reverse of the 2007 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song medal awarded to Paul Simon

Simon has earned sixteen Grammy Awards for his solo and collaborative work, including three for Album of the Year (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1971; Still Crazy After All These Years, 1976; and Graceland, 1988), and a Lifetime Achievement Award.[115] He is one of only eight artists to have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year more than once as the main credited artist.

In 1998, Simon was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for the Simon & Garfunkel album Bridge over Troubled Water. In 2002, he received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for his song "Father and Daughter".

Simon has twice been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: in 1990 as a member of Simon & Garfunkel; and in 2001 for his solo career.[58] In 2011, Rolling Stone named him one of the 100 greatest guitarists,[116] and in 2015 he was ranked 8th in their list of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time.[117] In 2023, he was ranked the 246th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone.[118]

Brit Awards
Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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1977 | Bridge over Troubled Water | International Album | Won
1987 | Paul Simon  | International Solo Artist | Won
1991 | International Male Solo Artist | Nominated

Grammy Awards
Year  | Nominee / work  | Award  | Result

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1969 | Bookends | Album of the Year | Nominated
"Mrs. Robinson"  | Record of the Year | Won
Song of the Year | Nominated
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Won
The Graduate | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Won
1971 | Bridge over Troubled Water | Album of the Year  | Won
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals  | Nominated
"Bridge over Troubled Water"  | Record of the Year  | Won
Song of the Year  | Won
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals | Won
Best Contemporary Song | Won
1974 | There Goes Rhymin' Simon | Album of the Year  | Nominated
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance | Nominated
1976 | Still Crazy After All These Years | Album of the Year  | Won
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance  | Won
"My Little Town"  | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals  | Nominated
1977 | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"  | Record of the Year  | Nominated
1981 | "Late in the Evening"  | Best Male Pop Vocal Performance  | Nominated
One-Trick Pony | Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media  | Nominated
1987 | Graceland | Album of the Year  | Won
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance  | Nominated
Himself  | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical | Nominated
"Graceland"  | Song of the Year  | Nominated
1988 | Record of the Year  | Won
1992 | The Rhythm of the Saints | Album of the Year  | Nominated
Himself  | Producer of the Year, Non-Classical  | Nominated
2001 | You're the One | Album of the Year  | Nominated
2024 | Seven Psalms | Best Folk Album  | Nominated
Simon wearing the Kennedy Center Honors ribbon in 2002

In 2001, Simon was honored as MusiCares Person of the Year. In 2002 he was one of five recipients of the annual Kennedy Center Honors, the nation's highest tribute to performing and cultural artists.

In 2005, Simon was honored at the 53rd Annual BMI Pop Awards. His songwriting catalog had earned 39 BMI Awards, including numerous citations for "Bridge over Troubled Water", "Mrs. Robinson", "Scarborough Fair" and "The Sound of Silence". By 2005, he had amassed nearly 75 million broadcast airplays, according to BMI surveys.[119] In 2006, he was selected by Time Magazine as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World".[120]

In 2007, Simon received the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Named in honor of George and Ira Gershwin, this award recognized the profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture. Simon said, "I am grateful to be the recipient of the Gershwin Prize and doubly honored to be the first. I look forward to spending an evening in the company of artists I admire at the award ceremony in May. I can think of a few [artists] who have expressed my words and music far better than I [have]. I'm excited at the prospect of that happening again. It's a songwriter's dream come true." Among the performers who paid tribute to Simon were Stevie Wonder, Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglas, Lyle Lovett, James Taylor, Dianne Reeves, Marc Anthony, Yolanda Adams and Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[2] The event was professionally filmed and broadcast and was released as Paul Simon and Friends. In 2012, Simon was awarded the Polar Music Prize.[121]

## Personal life

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When Simon moved to England in 1964, he met Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Chitty at the first English folk club he played, the Railway Inn Folk Club in Brentwood, Essex, where Chitty worked part-time selling tickets. She was 18 and he was 22 when they began a relationship. Later that year they visited the U.S. together, mainly touring by bus.[122] Kathy returned to England and Simon followed some weeks later. When he returned to the U.S. with the growing success of "The Sounds of Silence",[which?] Kathy, who was quite shy,[123] wanted no part in success and fame, and they ended their relationship.[124] She is mentioned by name in at least two of Simon's songs, "Kathy's Song" and "America". She is also referred to in "Homeward Bound" and "The Late Great Johnny Ace". A photo of Simon and Kathy is on the cover of Simon's 1965 album The Paul Simon Songbook.[125]

Simon has been married three times, first to Peggy Harper in 1969. They had a son, Harper Simon, in 1972, and divorced in 1975, inspiring the song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". Simon wrote about this relationship in the song "Train in the Distance" from his 1983 album Hearts and Bones.[126] In the late 1970s, Simon lived in New York City next door to Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels, who has been described as Simon's "best friend" during the period.[127]

Simon met actress Shelley Duvall while filming Annie Hall in 1976.[128] They lived together as a couple for two years until Duvall introduced him to her friend actress Carrie Fisher.[129] Simon and Fisher began dating in 1978, and were married from 1983 to 1984.[130][127] He proposed to her after a New York Yankees game.[126] The song "Hearts and Bones" is about their time together, and the song "Graceland" is believed to be about seeking solace from the end of the relationship by taking a road trip.[131] A year after they divorced, Simon and Fisher resumed their relationship, which lasted several years.

Simon married singer Edie Brickell on May 30, 1992. Brickell and Simon have three children, Adrian, Lulu, and Gabriel.[132][133][134] On April 26, 2014, Simon and Brickell were involved in a domestic dispute in which police responded to their Connecticut residence. Each was issued a summons to appear in court on disorderly conduct charges.[135]

All four of his children are now adults and are musicians.[136]

Simon and his younger brother, Eddie Simon, founded the Guitar Study Center sometime before 1973.[137] The Guitar Study Center became part of The New School in New York City, sometime before 2002.[138]

Simon is an avid fan of the New York Rangers ice hockey team, the New York Knicks basketball team and the New York Yankees baseball team.[139][140][141]

## Philanthropy

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Simon is an advocate of music education for children. In 1970, after recording "Bridge Over Troubled Water", he held auditions for a young songwriters' workshop at the invitation of the NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. The auditions were advertised in The Village Voice, and brought hundreds of hopefuls to perform. Among the six teenage songwriters selected for tutelage were Melissa Manchester, Tommy Mandel and rock/beat poet Joe Linus. Maggie and Terre Roche (the Roche Sisters), who later sang back-up for Simon, joined the workshop in progress in an impromptu appearance.

Simon invited the six teenagers to experience the recording process at Columbia studios with engineer Roy Halee. During these sessions, Bob Dylan was downstairs recording his album Self-Portrait, which included a version of Simon's "The Boxer". Violinist Isaac Stern visited the group with a CBS film crew and spoke to the young musicians about lyrics and music.

Manchester later paid homage to Simon with her recorded song "Ode to Paul". Other musicians Simon mentored include Nick Laird-Clowes, who co-founded the band the Dream Academy. Laird-Clowes credited Simon with helping to shape the band's biggest hit, "Life in a Northern Town".[142]

In 2003, Simon became a supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provided free musical instruments and free lessons to children in public schools in the U.S. He sits on the organization's board of directors as an honorary member.

Simon is also a major benefactor and one of the co-founders, with Irwin Redlener, of the Children's Health Project and The Children's Health Fund[143][144] which began by creating specially equipped buses to take medical care to children in medically under-served areas, both urban and rural. Their first bus was placed in the impoverished South Bronx of New York City, but the buses now operate in 12 states, including on the Gulf Coast. The project has expanded greatly and partners with major hospitals, local public schools and medical schools, and advocates policy for children's health and medical care.

In May 2012, Paul Simon performed at a benefit dinner for the Turkana Basin Institute in New York City, raising more than $2 million for Richard Leakey's research institute in Africa.[145] For his 2019 performance at San Francisco's Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Simon donated his appearance fee to the San Francisco Parks Alliance and Friends of the Urban Forest.[146]

After reading Peter Singer's book The Life You Can Save, Simon became a supporter of effective altruism, a movement that uses evidence to determine where charitable giving has the greatest impact. He reflects, “You really have to know what and to whom you’re giving this money. All these years I had been doing these benefit concerts with all my friends and musicians. We’d come. We’d play. We pack up our guitars. We leave. And nobody ever says, ‘Where’d that money go?’”[3] In 2015, he performed a benefit concert for the Fistula Foundation.[147]

## Discography

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Main article: Paul Simon discography

See also: Simon & Garfunkel discography

This discography does not include compilation albums, concert albums or work with Simon & Garfunkel. Simon's solo concert albums often have songs he originally recorded with Simon & Garfunkel, and many Simon & Garfunkel concert albums contain songs Simon first recorded on solo albums.[148][149]

Simon has a few songs that appear on compilation albums and nowhere else, such as "Slip Slidin' Away", which first appeared on the compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc. (1977) and has since been included in subsequent compilations such as Negotiations and Love Songs (1988).[150]

Solo studio albums

* The Paul Simon Songbook (1965)
* Paul Simon (1972)
* There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)
* Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
* One-Trick Pony (1980)
* Hearts and Bones (1983)
* Graceland (1986)
* The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)
* Songs from The Capeman (1997)
* You're the One (2000)
* Surprise (2006)
* So Beautiful or So What (2011)
* Stranger to Stranger (2016)
* In the Blue Light (2018)
* Seven Psalms (2023)[151]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Credit(s)  | Role  | Notes

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1967  | The Graduate | Songs by  | —  | With Art Garfunkel
1975  | Shampoo | Composer  | —  |
1975–2018  | Saturday Night Live | Performer  | Himself / Various  | 18 episodes
1977  | Annie Hall | Actor  | Tony Lacey  | Acting debut
1978  | All You Need Is Cash | Actor  | Paul Simon  | Television film
1980  | One-Trick Pony | Actor, writer, composer  | Jonah  |
1985  | The Statue of Liberty | Composer  | —  |
1990  | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Actor  | Simple Simon  | Television film
1996  | Mother | Composer  | —  | Mrs. Robinson – Movie Theme Song
1999  | Millennium | Actor  | John Dryden  | Episode: "Via Dolorosa"
2002  | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Composer  | —  | Wrote and Performed: "Father and Daughter"
2008  | The Great Buck Howard | Actor  | Grateful Old Performer  | Actor
2008  | The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg Deluxe Set | Composer  | —  | Documentary
2014  | Henry & Me | Actor  | Thurman Munson (voice)  |
2015  | Portlandia | Actor  | —  | Episode: "You Can Call Me Al"
2015  | Welcome To Sweden | Actor  | —  | Episode: "American Club"
2015  | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Himself  | —  | Performed: "Still Crazy After All These Years"
2016  | Horace and Pete | Composer, Actor  | Customer  | Composed show's opening theme music
2023  | In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon | Himself  | —  | Documentary
2025  | Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Himself  | —  | Performed: "Homeward Bound"

## Broadway

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* Rock 'n Roll! The First 5,000 Years (1982) – revue – featured songwriter for "Mrs. Robinson"
* Asinamali! (1987) – play – co-producer
* Mike Nichols and Elaine May: Together Again on Broadway (1992) – concert – performer
* The Capeman (1998) – composer, co-lyricist and music arranger – Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
* The Graduate (2002) – play – featured songwriter

## Bibliography

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* Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7677-6.

## See also

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* List of songs written by Paul Simon

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* Eliot, Marc (2010). Paul Simon: A Life. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-43363-8.

## External links

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* Official website
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Paul Simon

* Discography
* Songs recorded
* Songs written

Studio albums|

* The Paul Simon Songbook (1966)
* Paul Simon (1972)
* There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)
* Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
* One-Trick Pony (1980)
* Hearts and Bones (1983)
* Graceland (1986)
* The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)
* Songs from The Capeman (1997)
* You're the One (2000)
* Surprise (2006)
* So Beautiful or So What (2011)
* Stranger to Stranger (2016)
* In the Blue Light (2018)
* Seven Psalms (2023)

Live albums|

* Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'
* Paul Simon's Concert in the Park

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits, Etc.
* Negotiations and Love Songs
* The Paul Simon Anthology
* Paul Simon 1964/1993
* Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar
* The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin'
* Recorded as Jerry Landis
* The Essential Paul Simon
* This Better Be Good
* Over the Bridge of Time
* The Ultimate Collection

Film and theater|

* The Paul Simon Special (1977)
* One-Trick Pony (1980)
* Paul Simon in Concert (1981)
* The All-Star Gospel Session (1987)
* Graceland: The African Concert (1987)
* Paul Simon's Concert in the Park (1991)
* Classic Albums: Graceland (1997)
* The Capeman (theater, 1998)
* You're The One - In Concert (2000)
* Paul Simon in Concert 2003
* Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2009)
* So Beautiful or So What (Deluxe Limited Edition) (2011)
* Live in New York City (2012)
* Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (2012)
* In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon (2023)

Tours|

* One-Trick Pony Tour 1980
* Never Ending Tour 1999
* On Stage Together Tour

Related|

* Simon & Garfunkel
* Edie Brickell (wife)
* Harper Simon (son)

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Paul Simon songs

Discography

The Paul Simon Songbook|

* "I Am a Rock"
* "Leaves That Are Green"
* "April Come She Will"
* "The Sound of Silence"
* "A Simple Desultory Philippic"
* "Patterns"

Paul Simon|

* "Mother and Child Reunion"
* "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"
* "Duncan"

There Goes Rhymin' Simon|

* "Kodachrome"
* "Loves Me Like a Rock"
* "American Tune"
* "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"
* "Something So Right"
* "St. Judy's Comet"

Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'|

* "The Sound of Silence"

Still Crazy After All These Years|

* "Gone at Last"
* "My Little Town"
* "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
* "Still Crazy After All These Years"

Greatest Hits, Etc.|

* "Slip Slidin' Away"
* "Stranded in a Limousine"

One-Trick Pony|

* "Late in the Evening"
* "One-Trick Pony"
* "Oh, Marion"

Hearts and Bones|

* "Allergies"
* "The Late Great Johnny Ace"
* "Think Too Much"

Graceland|

* "You Can Call Me Al"
* "Graceland"
* "The Boy in the Bubble"
* "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"
* "Under African Skies"
* "Homeless"

The Rhythm of the Saints|

* "The Obvious Child"
* "Proof"
* "Born at the Right Time"

You're the One|

* "Old"
* "You're the One"

Surprise|

* "Father and Daughter"
* "That's Me"
* "Outrageous"

So Beautiful or So What|

* "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"
* "The Afterlife"

Stranger to Stranger|

* "Wristband"
* "Cool Papa Bell"
* "The Werewolf"

Featured singles|

* "Wonderful World"
* "The Blues"
* "The Boxer"
* "New York Is My Home"

Other songs|

* "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War"
* "Thelma"

* Category

Awards for Paul Simon

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American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist

* Jim Croce (1974)
* John Denver (1975)
* John Denver (1976)
* Elton John (1977)
* Barry Manilow (1978)
* Barry Manilow (1979)
* Barry Manilow (1980)
* Kenny Rogers (1981)
* Kenny Rogers (1982)
* John Mellencamp / Rick Springfield (1983)
* Michael Jackson (1984)
* Lionel Richie (1985)
* Bruce Springsteen (1986)
* Lionel Richie (1987)
* Paul Simon (1988)
* George Michael (1989)
* Bobby Brown (1990)
* Phil Collins (1991)
* Michael Bolton (1992)
* Michael Bolton (1993)
* Eric Clapton (1994)
* Michael Bolton (1995)
* Michael Jackson (1996)
* Eric Clapton (1997)
* Babyface (1998)
* Eric Clapton (1999)
* Will Smith (2000)
* Kid Rock (2001)
* Lenny Kravitz (2002)
* Eminem (2003)
* Kid Rock (2003)
* Usher (2004)
* Will Smith (2005)
* Sean Paul (2006)
* Justin Timberlake (2007)
* Chris Brown (2008)
* Michael Jackson (2009)
* Justin Bieber (2010)
* Bruno Mars (2011)
* Justin Bieber (2012)
* Justin Timberlake (2013)
* Sam Smith (2014)
* Ed Sheeran (2015)
* Justin Bieber (2016)
* Bruno Mars (2017)
* Post Malone (2018)
* Khalid (2019)
* Justin Bieber (2020)
* Ed Sheeran (2021)
* Harry Styles (2022)
* Bruno Mars (2025)

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Brit Award for International Artist

International Artist

* Kid Creole and the Coconuts (1983)
* Michael Jackson (1984)
* Prince and The Revolution (1985)

International Solo Artist

* Bruce Springsteen (1986)
* Paul Simon (1987)
* Michael Jackson (1988)
* Neneh Cherry (1990)
* Prince (1992)
* Prince (1993)

International Artist

* Billie Eilish (2022)
* Beyoncé (2023)
* SZA (2024)
* Chappell Roan (2025)

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* e

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

1971–1978|

* Bob Ellison and Marty Farrell (1971)
* Anne Howard Bailey (1972)
* Joseph Bologna and Renée Taylor (1973)
* Rosalyn Drexler, Ann Elder, Karyl Geld Miller, Robert Illes, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, Herb Sargent, James R. Stein, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, and George Yanok (1974)
* John Bradford, Cy Coleman, and Robert Wells (1975)
* Ann Elder, Christopher Guest, Lorne Michaels, Earl Pomerantz, Jim Rusk, Lily Tomlin, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, and George Yanok (1976)
* Buz Kohan and Ted Strauss (1977)
* Chevy Chase, Tom Davis, Al Franken, Charles Grodin, Lorne Michaels, Paul Simon, Lily Tomlin, and Alan Zweibel (1978)

2009–present|

* Chris Rock (2009)
* Dave Boone and Paul Greenberg (2010)
* Dave Boone, Matt Roberts, and Mo Rocca (2011)
* Louis C.K. (2012)
* Louis C.K. (2013)
* Sarah Silverman (2014)
* Louis C.K. (2015)
* Patton Oswalt (2016)
* Samantha Bee, Ashley Nicole Black, Pat Cassels, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Travon Free, Joe Grossman, Miles Kahn, Jo Miller, and Melinda Taub (2017)
* John Mulaney (2018)
* Hannah Gadsby (2019)
* Dave Chappelle (2020)
* Bo Burnham (2021)
* Jerrod Carmichael (2022)
* John Mulaney (2023)
* Alex Edelman (2024)

Between 1979–2008, writing specials competed alongside Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.

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Gershwin Prize recipients

* Paul Simon (2007)
* Stevie Wonder (2009)
* Paul McCartney (2010)
* Burt Bacharach and Hal David (2012)
* Carole King (2013)
* Billy Joel (2014)
* Willie Nelson (2015)
* Smokey Robinson (2016)
* Tony Bennett (2017)
* Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan (2019)
* Garth Brooks (2020)
* Lionel Richie (2022)
* Joni Mitchell (2023)
* Elton John and Bernie Taupin (2024)

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* e

Grammy Award for Album of the Year

1950s|

* The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini (1959)

1960s|

* Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1960)
* The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart (1961)
* Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland (1962)
* The First Family – Vaughn Meader (1963)
* The Barbra Streisand Album – Barbra Streisand (1964)
* Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz & João Gilberto (1965)
* September of My Years – Frank Sinatra (1966)
* A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra (1967)
* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles (1968)
* By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell (1968)

1970s|

* Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears (1970)
* Bridge over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel (1971)
* Tapestry – Carole King (1972)
* The Concert for Bangladesh – George Harrison & Friends (1973)
* Innervisions – Stevie Wonder (1974)
* Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1975)
* Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1976)
* Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1977)
* Rumours – Fleetwood Mac (1978)
* Saturday Night Fever – Various Artists (1979)

1980s|

* 52nd Street – Billy Joel (1980)
* Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross (1981)
* Double Fantasy – John Lennon & Yoko Ono (1982)
* Toto IV – Toto (1983)
* Thriller – Michael Jackson (1984)
* Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie (1985)
* No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1986)
* Graceland – Paul Simon (1987)
* The Joshua Tree – U2 (1988)
* Faith – George Michael (1989)

1990s|

* Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt (1990)
* Back on the Block – Quincy Jones and Various Artists (1991)
* Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole (1992)
* Unplugged – Eric Clapton (1993)
* The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston (1994)
* MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett (1995)
* Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette (1996)
* Falling into You – Celine Dion (1997)
* Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan (1998)
* The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill (1999)

2000s|

* Supernatural – Santana (2000)
* Two Against Nature – Steely Dan (2001)
* O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various Artists (2002)
* Come Away with Me – Norah Jones (2003)
* Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast (2004)
* Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles & Various Artists (2005)
* How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 (2006)
* Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks (2007)
* River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock (2008)
* Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss (2009)

2010s|

* Fearless – Taylor Swift (2010)
* The Suburbs – Arcade Fire (2011)
* 21 – Adele (2012)
* Babel – Mumford & Sons (2013)
* Random Access Memories – Daft Punk (2014)
* Morning Phase – Beck (2015)
* 1989 – Taylor Swift (2016)
* 25 – Adele (2017)
* 24K Magic – Bruno Mars (2018)
* Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2019)

2020s|

* When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish (2020)
* Folklore – Taylor Swift (2021)
* We Are – Jon Batiste (2022)
* Harry's House – Harry Styles (2023)
* Midnights – Taylor Swift (2024)
* Cowboy Carter – Beyoncé (2025)

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* e

Grammy Award for Record of the Year

1950s|

* "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (May 1959)
* "Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin (November 1959)

1960s|

* "Theme from A Summer Place" – Percy Faith (1961)
* "Moon River" – Henry Mancini (1962)
* "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1963)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (1964)
* "The Girl from Ipanema" – Astrud Gilberto & Stan Getz (1965)
* "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass (1966)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1967)
* "Up, Up and Away" – The 5th Dimension (1968)
* "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel (1969)

1970s|

* "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" – The 5th Dimension (1970)
* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Simon & Garfunkel (1971)
* "It's Too Late" – Carole King (1972)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack (1973)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Roberta Flack (1974)
* "I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John (1975)
* "Love Will Keep Us Together" – Captain & Tennille (1976)
* "This Masquerade" – George Benson (1977)
* "Hotel California" – Eagles (1978)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1979)

1980s|

* "What a Fool Believes" – The Doobie Brothers (1980)
* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1981)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Kim Carnes (1982)
* "Rosanna" – Toto (1983)
* "Beat It" – Michael Jackson (1984)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Tina Turner (1985)
* "We Are the World" – USA for Africa (1986)
* "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1987)
* "Graceland" – Paul Simon (1988)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1989)

1990s|

* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Bette Midler (1990)
* "Another Day in Paradise" – Phil Collins (1991)
* "Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (1992)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1993)
* "I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston (1994)
* "All I Wanna Do" – Sheryl Crow (1995)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1996)
* "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1997)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin (1998)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – Celine Dion (1998)

2000s|

* "Smooth" – Santana featuring Rob Thomas (2000)
* "Beautiful Day" – U2 (2001)
* "Walk On" – U2 (2002)
* "Don't Know Why" – Norah Jones (2003)
* "Clocks" – Coldplay (2004)
* "Here We Go Again" – Ray Charles & Norah Jones (2005)
* "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" – Green Day (2006)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Dixie Chicks (2007)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2008)
* "Please Read the Letter" – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant (2009)

2010s|

* "Use Somebody" – Kings of Leon (2010)
* "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum (2011)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele (2012)
* "Somebody That I Used to Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra (2013)
* "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (2014)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – Sam Smith (2015)
* "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (2016)
* "Hello" – Adele (2017)
* "24K Magic" – Bruno Mars (2018)
* "This Is America" – Childish Gambino (2019)

2020s|

* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish (2020)
* "Everything I Wanted" – Billie Eilish (2021)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Silk Sonic (2022)
* "About Damn Time" by Lizzo (2023)
* "Flowers" – Miley Cyrus (2024)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2025)

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* t
* e

Grammy Award for Song of the Year

Awarded to songwriters

1950s|

* "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)" – Domenico Modugno (1959)

1960s|

* "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood (1960)
* "Theme of Exodus" – Ernest Gold (1961)
* "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (1962)
* "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley (1963)
* "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini (1964)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman (1965)
* "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel (1966)
* "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney (1967)
* "Up, Up, and Away" – Jimmy Webb (1968)
* "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell (1969)

1970s|

* "Games People Play" – Joe South (1970)
* "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon (1971)
* "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King (1972)
* "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl (1973)
* "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox (1974)
* "The Way We Were" – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1975)
* "Send In the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim (1976)
* "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston (1977)
* "Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks (1978)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel (1979)

1980s|

* "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald (1980)
* "Sailing" – Christopher Cross (1981)
* "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon (1982)
* "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson (1983)
* "Every Breath You Take" – Sting (1984)
* "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten (1985)
* "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (1986)
* "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager (1987)
* "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil (1988)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1989)

1990s|

* "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar (1990)
* "From a Distance" – Julie Gold (1991)
* "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon (1992)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings (1993)
* "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice (1994)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen (1995)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1996)
* "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims (1997)
* "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal (1998)
* "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings (1999)

2000s|

* "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas (2000)
* "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (2001)
* "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys (2002)
* "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris (2003)
* "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross (2004)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (2005)
* "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson (2006)
* "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson (2007)
* "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse (2008)
* "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin (2009)

2010s|

* "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis "Kuk" Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart (2010)
* "Need You Now" – Dave Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott (2011)
* "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth (2012)
* "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (2013)
* "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor (2014)
* "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (2015)
* "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge (2016)
* "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin (2017)
* "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip (2018)
* "This Is America" – Donald Glover, Ludwig Göransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams (2019)

2020s|

* "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (2020)
* "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas (2021)
* "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars (2022)
* "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt (2023)
* "What Was I Made For?" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell (2024)
* "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar (2025)

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Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

1950s|

* "Catch a Falling Star" – Perry Como (1959)

1960s|

* Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra (1960)
* "Georgia on My Mind" – Ray Charles / The Genius of Ray Charles – Ray Charles (1961)
* "Lollipops and Roses" – Jack Jones (1962)
* "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" – Tony Bennett (1963)
* "Wives and Lovers" – Jack Jones (1964)
* "Hello, Dolly!" – Louis Armstrong (1965)
* "It Was a Very Good Year" – Frank Sinatra (1966)
* "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra (1967)
* "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – Glen Campbell (1968)
* "Light My Fire" – José Feliciano (1969)

1970s|

* "Everybody's Talkin'" – Harry Nilsson (1970)
* "Everything Is Beautiful" – Ray Stevens (1971)
* "You've Got a Friend" – James Taylor (1972)
* "Without You" – Harry Nilsson (1973)
* "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" – Stevie Wonder (1974)
* Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder (1975)
* Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon (1976)
* Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder (1977)
* "Handy Man" – James Taylor (1978)
* "Copacabana (At the Copa)" – Barry Manilow (1979)

1980s|

* 52nd Street – Billy Joel (1980)
* "This Is It" – Kenny Loggins (1981)
* Breakin' Away – Al Jarreau (1982)
* "Truly" – Lionel Richie (1983)
* Thriller – Michael Jackson (1984)
* "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" – Phil Collins (1985)
* No Jacket Required – Phil Collins (1986)
* "Higher Love" – Steve Winwood (1987)
* Bring On the Night – Sting (1988)
* "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin (1989)

1990s|

* "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" – Michael Bolton (1990)
* "Oh, Pretty Woman (live 1987)" – Roy Orbison (1991)
* "When a Man Loves a Woman" – Michael Bolton (1992)
* "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton (1993)
* "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Sting (1994)
* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" – Elton John (1995)
* "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal (1996)
* "Change the World" – Eric Clapton (1997)
* "Candle in the Wind 1997" – Elton John (1998)
* "My Father's Eyes" – Eric Clapton (1999)

2000s|

* "Brand New Day" – Sting (2000)
* "She Walks This Earth" – Sting (2001)
* "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" – James Taylor (2002)
* "Your Body Is a Wonderland" – John Mayer (2003)
* "Cry Me a River" – Justin Timberlake (2004)
* "Daughters" – John Mayer (2005)
* "From the Bottom of My Heart" – Stevie Wonder (2006)
* "Waiting on the World to Change" – John Mayer (2007)
* "What Goes Around... Comes Around" – Justin Timberlake (2008)
* "Say" – John Mayer (2009)

2010s|

* "Make It Mine" – Jason Mraz (2010)
* "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars (2011)

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Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

1950s|

* Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)

1960s|

* Exodus – Ernest Gold (1961)
* Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1962)
* Tom Jones – John Addison (1964)
* Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1965)
* The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1966)
* Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1967)
* Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1968)
* The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1969)

1970s|

* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1970)
* Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1971)
* Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1972)
* The Godfather – Nino Rota (1973)
* Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1974)
* The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1975)
* Jaws – John Williams (1976)
* Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1977)
* Star Wars – John Williams (1978)
* Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1979)

1980s|

* Superman – John Williams (1980)
* The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1981)
* Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1982)
* E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1983)
* Flashdance – Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon (1984)
* Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1985)
* Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen & Allee Willis (1986)
* Out of Africa – John Barry (1987)
* The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1988)
* The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1989)

1990s|

* The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1990)
* Glory – James Horner (1991)
* Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1992)
* Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1993)
* Aladdin – Alan Menken (1994)
* Schindler's List – John Williams (1995)
* Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1996)
* Independence Day – David Arnold (1997)
* The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1998)
* Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1999)

2000s|

* A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (2000)
* American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2001)
* Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2002)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2003)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004)
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2005)
* Ray – Craig Armstrong (2006)
* Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2007)
* Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2008)
* The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2009)

2010s|

* Up – Michael Giacchino (2010)
* Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2011)
* The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2012)
* The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2013)
* Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2014)
* The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2015)
* Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2016)
* Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2017)
* La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2018)
* Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2019)

2020s|

* Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020)
* Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2021)
* The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2022)
* Encanto – Germaine Franco (2023)
* Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2024)
* Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer (2025)

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Kennedy Center Honorees (2000s)

2000|

* Mikhail Baryshnikov
* Chuck Berry
* Plácido Domingo
* Clint Eastwood
* Angela Lansbury

2001|

* Julie Andrews
* Van Cliburn
* Quincy Jones
* Jack Nicholson
* Luciano Pavarotti

2002|

* James Earl Jones
* James Levine
* Chita Rivera
* Paul Simon
* Elizabeth Taylor

2003|

* James Brown
* Carol Burnett
* Loretta Lynn
* Mike Nichols
* Itzhak Perlman

2004|

* Warren Beatty
* Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee
* Elton John
* Joan Sutherland
* John Williams

2005|

* Tony Bennett
* Suzanne Farrell
* Julie Harris
* Robert Redford
* Tina Turner

2006|

* Zubin Mehta
* Dolly Parton
* Smokey Robinson
* Steven Spielberg
* Andrew Lloyd Webber

2007|

* Leon Fleisher
* Steve Martin
* Diana Ross
* Martin Scorsese
* Brian Wilson

2008|

* Morgan Freeman
* George Jones
* Barbra Streisand
* Twyla Tharp
* Pete Townshend & Roger Daltrey

2009|

* Mel Brooks
* Dave Brubeck
* Grace Bumbry
* Robert De Niro
* Bruce Springsteen

* Complete list
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MusiCares Person of the Year

* David Crosby (1991)
* Bonnie Raitt (1992)
* Natalie Cole (1993)
* Gloria Estefan (1994)
* Tony Bennett (1995)
* Quincy Jones (1996)
* Phil Collins (1997)
* Luciano Pavarotti (1998)
* Stevie Wonder (1999)
* Elton John (2000)
* Paul Simon (2001)
* Billy Joel (2002)
* Bono (2003)
* Sting (2004)
* Brian Wilson (2005)
* James Taylor (2006)
* Don Henley (2007)
* Aretha Franklin (2008)
* Neil Diamond (2009)
* Neil Young (2010)
* Barbra Streisand (2011)
* Paul McCartney (2012)
* Bruce Springsteen (2013)
* Carole King (2014)
* Bob Dylan (2015)
* Lionel Richie (2016)
* Tom Petty (2017)
* Fleetwood Mac (2018)
* Dolly Parton (2019)
* Aerosmith (2020)
* Joni Mitchell (2022)
* Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson (2023)
* Jon Bon Jovi (2024)
* Grateful Dead (2025)

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Laureates of the Polar Music Prize

1990s|

* Paul McCartney / the Baltic states (1992)
* Dizzy Gillespie / Witold Lutosławski (1993)
* Quincy Jones / Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1994)
* Elton John / Mstislav Rostropovich (1995)
* Joni Mitchell / Pierre Boulez (1996)
* Bruce Springsteen / Eric Ericson (1997)
* Ray Charles / Ravi Shankar (1998)
* Stevie Wonder / Iannis Xenakis (1999)

2000s|

* Bob Dylan / Isaac Stern (2000)
* Burt Bacharach / Robert Moog / Karlheinz Stockhausen (2001)
* Miriam Makeba / Sofia Gubaidulina (2002)
* Keith Jarrett (2003)
* B.B. King / György Ligeti (2004)
* Gilberto Gil / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (2005)
* Led Zeppelin / Valery Gergiev (2006)
* Sonny Rollins / Steve Reich (2007)
* Pink Floyd / Renée Fleming (2008)
* Peter Gabriel / José Antonio Abreu / El Sistema (2009)

2010s|

* Björk / Ennio Morricone (2010)
* Kronos Quartet / Patti Smith (2011)
* Paul Simon / Yo-Yo Ma (2012)
* Youssou N'Dour / Kaija Saariaho (2013)
* Chuck Berry / Peter Sellars (2014)
* Emmylou Harris / Evelyn Glennie (2015)
* Max Martin / Cecilia Bartoli (2016)
* Sting / Wayne Shorter (2017)
* Metallica / Afghanistan National Institute of Music (2018)
* Grandmaster Flash / Anne-Sophie Mutter / Playing for Change (2019)

2020s|

* Anna Netrebko / Diane Warren (2020)
* Iggy Pop / Ensemble intercontemporain (2022)
* Chris Blackwell / Angélique Kidjo / Arvo Pärt (2023)
* Nile Rodgers / Esa-Pekka Salonen (2024)
* Barbara Hannigan / Herbie Hancock / Queen (2025)

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 1990

Performers|

* Hank Ballard
* Bobby Darin
* The Four Seasons
* Tom DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi, Frankie Valli
* Four Tops
* Renaldo Benson, Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Lawrence Payton, Levi Stubbs
* The Kinks
* Mick Avory, Dave Davies, Ray Davies, Pete Quaife
* The Platters
* David Lynch, Herb Reed, Paul Robi, Zola Taylor, Tony Williams
* Simon & Garfunkel
* Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon
* The Who
* Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Pete Townshend

Early influences|

* Louis Armstrong
* Charlie Christian
* Ma Rainey

Non-performers
(Ahmet Ertegun Award)|

* Gerry Goffin and Carole King
* Holland–Dozier–Holland
* Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – Class of 2001

Performers|

* Aerosmith
* Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford
* Solomon Burke
* The Flamingos
* Jake Carey, Zeke Carey, Johnny Carter, Tommy Hunt, Terry "Buzzy" Johnson, Sollie McElroy, Nate Nelson, Paul Wilson
* Michael Jackson
* Queen
* John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor
* Paul Simon
* Steely Dan
* Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
* Ritchie Valens

Non-performers
(Ahmet Ertegun Award)|

* Chris Blackwell

Sidemen|

* James Burton
* Johnnie Johnson

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Simon & Garfunkel

* Paul Simon
* Art Garfunkel

Studio albums|

* Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
* Sounds of Silence
* Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
* Bookends
* Bridge over Troubled Water

Live albums|

* The Concert in Central Park
* Live from New York City, 1967
* Old Friends: Live on Stage
* Live 1969

Compilation albums|

* Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
* The Simon and Garfunkel Collection
* 20 Greatest Hits
* The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
* The Best of Simon and Garfunkel
* Two Can Dream Alone
* Tales from New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel
* Tom & Jerry
* The Essential Simon & Garfunkel

Box sets|

* Collected Works
* Old Friends
* The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970)
* The Collection: Simon & Garfunkel
* Simon & Garfunkel: The Complete Albums Collection

Soundtrack albums|

* The Graduate

Videos|

* The Concert in Central Park
* Old Friends: Live on Stage

Discographies|

* Simon & Garfunkel
* Art Garfunkel
* Paul Simon

Other|

* Songs recorded
* Paul Simon solo albums
* Paul Simon songs
* Art Garfunkel solo albums
* Bridge over Troubled Water (Paul Desmond album)

* Category

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Edie Brickell

Solo studio albums|

* Picture Perfect Morning
* Volcano
* Edie Brickell

The Gaddabouts
studio albums|

* The Gaddabouts
* Look Out Now!

Steve Martin
and Edie Brickell
studio albums|

* Love Has Come for You
* So Familiar

Plays|

* Bright Star (2014 musical)

Related|

* Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
* Paul Simon
* The Heavy Circles

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Academics|

* CiNii

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People|

* Trove
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* DDB

Other|

* IdRef
* Yale LUX

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