| Besides
being one-half of pop's legendary duo Simon & Garfunkel would
be enough for most people, but Paul Simon went on to reap just as
much acclaim and success as a solo artist. In the
1970s, he was at
the vanguard of the singer-songwriter movement, marrying brainy
lyrics with sophisticated pop music. In the
'80s, he was one of
the first pop artists to successfully combine world music into his
sound, resulting in the South African flavor of Simon's landmark
GRACELAND album, and subsequent flirtations with Brazilian and
Latin styles. |
