Sounds Of Silence

Still Crazy After All These Years? Happy 85 To PAUL SIMON

Posted on by JL

13 October 2026

Paul Frederic Simon was born on October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey.

Happy 85 to the eminent singer/songwriter and graceful pop voice. He started
his brilliant career with Art Garfunkel back in 1956, yes, 60 years ago! They scored
hit single after hit single and they had several million-selling LPs. They went their
own way in 1970.

Simon recorded 14 solo studio albums,
with In The Blue Light (2018) as his most
recent one.

Three memorable moments.

– SOUNDS OF SILENCE –

– STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS –

– YOU CAN CALL ME AL –

No, three songs are not enough to honor the legend.
So let’s play his Greatest Hits on this festive day…


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PAUL SIMON: Biography – Facebook

(Image on top: Cover of his ultimate collection album)

Legendary Nightingales SIMON & GARFUNKEL Released Their 2nd LP ‘SOUNDS OF SILENCE’ 60 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

Significant longplayers from yesteryear

16 January 2026

Paul SIMON (now 84) and Art GARFUNKEL (also 84) are two of the most loved and famous voices in musical history. Together they recorded/released 6 LPs between 1963 and 1970. Then they went their seperate ways, but reunited countless times afterward to play live shows.

SOUNDS OF SILENCE was their 2nd LP. It came out 60 years ago
today, on 17 January 1966. Almost all tracks were written by Simon.

It peaked at #21 in the US and #13 in the UK. Over
the next few decades it would keep on selling copies.

The album cover photo features the duo on a trail looking back
towards the camera. It was shot at Franklin Canyon Park in L.A.

AllMusic said in retropective: “Tough a rushed effort, this was a far stronger album
than their debut, mostly thanks to Simon’s compositions; indeed, in one fell swoop, the
world learned not only of the existence of a superb song-poet in Paul Simon, but, in
Simon’s harmonizing with Art Garfunkel, the finest singing duo since the Everly Brothers.”

SINGLE

ALBUM


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Short Bio – All Albums