Paul Simon’s Curious Mind

Meet the Composer by Q2 Music, WQXR

Jul 10, 201700:53:05Health

Paul Simon has always been attracted to new kinds of sounds. From his early band Simon & Garfunkel in the 1960s through solo albums like Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints in the '80s and '90s, up through his recent albu...

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