By Barbara Pash for Hadassah Magazine
From “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Mrs. Robinson” to “The Sound of Silence,” the songs of Paul Simon have become classics in the American songbook. The Jewish Museum of Maryland is the first stop on a nationwide tour that celebrates the career and creative process of one of the country’s greatest singer/songwriters via 80 artifacts, photographs, recorded songs and videotaped performances.
The exhibit debuted in October in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The Hall of Fame created it to mark the 50th anniversary of Simon’s career. Twice inducted into the Hall of Fame, he is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame and winner of 12 Grammy Awards (three of which were albums of the year), among other honors. Simon was involved in the exhibit, for which he recorded an original narrative.
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