Paul Simon: A Musically Talented Man

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Born in 1941 in Newark, New Jersey Paul was a musically inclined individual. During a production of “-------” Paul Simon met his long time friend and partner Arthur Garfunkel. During the summer and school they grew closer together. Art, being a choirboy and Paul a talented songwriter and guitar player, decided to form the group Tom and Jerry. They recorded on song Hey, Schoolgirl which had a short stint on local radio. In 1964 they got a deal and released Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. It was a collection of well known folk songs and their most famous song Sounds of Silence. The album BOMBED. Around the same time Paul released The Paul Simon Handbook and it featured songs written by him. Success came when a record producer added electic guitar