Artist

Paul Simon

Wins

16

Nominations

36

Category

American Roots Music Composing/Arranging General Music Video/Film Non-Classical Pop Production

Biography

"Music is forever; music should grow and mature with you, following you right on up until you die." 

  • Born Paul Frederic Simon on Oct. 13, 1941, in Newark, New Jersey
     
  • Simon formed one-half of the legendary folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. In 1965, "The Sounds Of Silence" became the duo's first No. 1 hit. The song inspired the title of the duo's second album, 1966's Sounds Of Silence, which featured the hit "I Am A Rock."
     
  • Simon has won the Album Of The Year award three times: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) and Graceland (1986). He served as the host for the 23rd GRAMMY Awards in 1981, during which he performed "Late In The Evening."
     
  • Did you know? Simon has written and performed music under two pseudonyms: Jerry Landis and Tico & The Triumphs.
     
  • Simon & Garfunkel received a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. The duo has multiple recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, including the classic singles "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."
     
  • Simon was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year in 2001. The annual gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
     
  • Simon co-founded the Children's Health Fund in 1987, which operates mobile health clinics serving homeless youth.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Paul Simon

  • Best Folk Album

    Seven Psalms

    Paul Simon

  • Album Of The Year

    You're The One (Album)

    Paul Simon, Andy Smith

  • Album Of The Year

    The Rhythm Of The Saints (Album)

    Roy Halee, Paul Simon

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical) (Album)

    Roy Halee, Paul Simon

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Graceland

    Paul Simon

  • Song Of The Year

    Graceland

    Paul Simon

  • Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

    Producer Of The Year

    Paul Simon

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Graceland

    Paul Simon

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance

    Graceland (Album)

    Paul Simon

  • Video Of The Year

    Paul Simon (Video)

    Paul Simon

  • Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

    One Trick Pony (Album)

    Paul Simon

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance

    Late In The Evening (Single)

    Paul Simon

  • Record Of The Year

    50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (Single)

    Phil Ramone, Paul Simon, Paul Simon

  • Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    My Little Town

    Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Still Crazy After All These Years

    Phil Ramone, Paul Simon, Paul Simon

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance Winner

    Still Crazy After All These Years

    Paul Simon

  • Male Pop Vocal Performance

    There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Album)

    Paul Simon

  • Album Of The Year

    There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Album)

    Roy Halee, Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Studio, Paul Samwell-Smith, Phil Ramone, Paul Simon, Paul Simon

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel, Simon And Garfunkel

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel, Simon And Garfunkel

  • Song Of The Year Winner

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Paul Simon

  • Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals Winner

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Art Garfunkel, Larry Knechtel, Paul Simon, Ernie Freeman, Jimmie Haskell

  • Best Contemporary Song Winner

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    Paul Simon

  • Best Contemporary Song

    Bridge Over Troubled Water (Album)

    Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel

  • Album Of The Year

    Bookends (Album)

    Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel, Simon And Garfunkel

  • Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner

    The Graduate

    Dave Grusin, Paul Simon

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Mrs. Robinson

    Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel, Simon And Garfunkel

  • Song Of The Year

    Mrs. Robinson

    Paul Simon

  • Best Contemporary Song Winner

    Mrs. Robinson

    Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Simon And Garfunkel

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