@ ‘the 9:30 club’
(washington DC)
(2011)
(~ age 70)
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(born ’13 october 1941′)
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(‘paul frederic simon’ is an american ‘musician’ / ‘singer-songwriter’ / ‘actor’)
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(Simon’s fame, influence, and commercial success began as part of the duo ‘Simon & Garfunkel’, formed in 1964 with musical partner ‘Art Garfunkel’)
(Simon wrote nearly all of the pair’s songs, including 3 that reached #1 on the U.S. singles charts: “The Sound of Silence”, “Mrs. Robinson”, and “Bridge over Troubled Water”)
(the duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity and ‘Simon’ began a successful solo career as a guitarist and singer-songwriter, recording 3 highly acclaimed albums over the next 5 years)
(in 1986, he released Graceland, an album inspired by South African township music)
(‘Simon’ also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony (1980) and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman (1998) with the poet ‘Derek Walcott’)
(‘Simon’ has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including a “Lifetime Achievement Award”)
(in 2001, he was inducted into the ‘Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’ and in 2006 was selected as one of the “100 People Who Shaped the World” by Time magazine)
(in 2011, Rolling Stone magazine named Simon as one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists”)
(in 2015 he was named as one of “The 100 Greatest Songwriters” by “Rolling Stone Magazine”)
(among many other honors, ‘simon’ was the first recipient of the library of congress’s ‘gershwin prize for popular song’ in 2007)
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(in 1986, ‘simon’ was awarded an honorary ‘doctor of music’ degree from ‘berklee college of music’, where he currently serves on the ‘board of trustees’)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈☜*“FOLK SINGERS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
*LIVING LEGENDS*
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥