![]() ![]() Robinson,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and numerous other timeless hits. ![]() ![]() With Simon & Garfunkel, he wrote and performed the #1 singles, “The Sound of Silence,” “Mrs. alone, with 14 of those reaching the Top 10 or higher, including “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (which reached #1), “Kodachrome,” “Loves Me Like A Rock,” “Mother and Child Reunion,” “Late In The Evening,” “You Can Call Me Al” and many others. In 2003, he received a Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in Simon & Garfunkel, and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.ĭuring his unparalleled career, Simon has achieved 29 Top 40 singles in the U.S. Having created a distinctive and beloved body of work that includes 13 studio albums, plus five studio albums as half of Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon is the recipient of 16 Grammy® Awards, three of which – Bridge over Troubled Water, Still Crazy after All These Years, and Graceland – were Album of the Year honorees. I think about music constantly. I am very grateful for a fulfilling career and, of course, most of all to the audiences who heard something in my music that touched their hearts.” I love making music, my voice is still strong, and my band is a tight, extraordinary group of gifted musicians. Now I know: it feels a little unsettling, a touch exhilarating and something of a relief. He said of this farewell tour, “I’ve often wondered what it would feel like to reach the point where I'd consider bringing my performing career to a natural end. Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour will encompass shows across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, with Simon and his band bringing to the stage a stunning, career-spanning repertoire of timeless hits and classic songs which have permeated and influenced popular culture for generations.Īccording to Simon, the Homeward Bound tour is a fitting culmination of a performing career that began in the early 1960s and has coincided with his artistic journey as a songwriter and recording artist until the present day. "Before I left, everyone was crossing the bridge," said McWhorter.Legendary songwriter, recording artist and performer Paul Simon brings his farewell concert tour to DTE Energy Music Theatre on Sunday, June 10 at 8 p.m. The bridge closure was only temporary, according to Oakland Fire Battalion Chief Ian McWhorter. "The bridge from the stadium and the arena to the (BART) station was closed and people were trying to scramble up the dirt embankment to get to the station until police ordered them to turn back," said Sam Delson of Sacramento, who attended the concert by 1960s icon Paul Simon at the Oracle Arena. ![]() The official cause is still being investigated, although a spokesperson for the Oakland Athletics told KPIX that sparks from fireworks set off at the end of the A's game ignited pallets and roofing materials that burned at the ABC Supply Company at 7217 San Leandro St. Five Oakland Fire Department engines responded to the blaze around 10:40 p.m., the fire department said on social media. The fire raged just as tens of thousands of people were leaving a concert and an A's game at the Coliseum complex Friday night. ![]()
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