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Paul Simon
Origin: Newark, New Jersey, USA (raised in Queens, New York City) · Active Years: 1957-present
A detailed catalogue profile for Paul Simon.
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1 album / credit record(s) · World/Pop/Folk
American singer-songwriter born Paul Frederic Simon on October 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey, and raised in Queens, New York. He rose to fame as one half of the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel with childhood friend Art Garfunkel before pursuing a solo career after their 1970 breakup. His 1980s output included One-Trick Pony (1980) and the introspective Hearts and Bones (1983), before 1986's Graceland -- recorded largely with South African musicians and blending pop with mbaqanga and township jive -- became his most celebrated and commercially successful solo album.
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Complete 1980s Studio Discography
3 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Paul Simon. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
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