Jerry Landis
Soft rock, Musical Artist
1941 –
Who is Jerry Landis?
Paul Frederic Simon is an American musician and singer-songwriter. 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 most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 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 three highly acclaimed albums over the next five 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 and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman with the poet Derek Walcott.
Simon has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the 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. Among many other honors, Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007. 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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- Born
- Oct 13, 1941
Newark - Also known as
- Jerry Landis
- Paul Frederic Simon
- Paul Kane
- Tico
- True Taylor
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Edie Brickell
(1992/05/30 - ) - Carrie Fisher
(1983/08/16 - 1984/07) - Peggy Harper
(1969 - 1975)
- Edie Brickell
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Queens College, City University of New York
- Brooklyn Law School
- Lived in
- Newark
- New York City
- Queens
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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