Paul Simon revealed he tried to stop Frank Sinatra from covering 'Mrs. Robinson' at first, recalling how he said 'he can't do that' at the time.

On Monday night, the music of Paul Simon—Simon and Garfunkel—flowed in a relaxed and cool setting in Gasson 100, where four musicians, faculty members from colleges around Boston, played for a small ...

"Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel was number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. Mike Nichols, director of "The Graduate," hired Paul Simon to write some new songs for the ...

Embassy Pictures And now a page from our "Sunday Morning" Almanac: June 1st, 1968, 46 years ago today . . . the day "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon and Garfunkel first hit #1 on the Billboard chart.

His song “Mrs. Robinson” from the motion picture “The Graduate” was named in the top ten of The American Film Institute's 100 Years 100 Songs. He was a recipient of The Kennedy Center Honors in 2003 ...

He said he had, but the question wound up eliciting a sardonic anecdote about Sinatra’s 1969 cover of “Mrs. Robinson,” a defining hit for Simon & Garfunkel released just one year earlier.

Jeff discussed on the episode how Paul Simon originally wanted to use Mickey Mantle in "Mrs. Robinson" but went with Joe DiMaggio instead because his name worked better with the melody.

Paul Simon’s name is synonymous with songwriting. Since the 1960s, Simon’s lyrics have been a staple in the music landscape from “The Sound of Silence” to “Mrs. Robinson” and “The ...

Today, Paul Simon is considered one of the best and most influential songwriters of the 20th century and beyond. With songs to his credit like “Mrs. Robinson,” “Diamonds on the Souls of Her ...

Almost 20 years ago, the Lemonheads found success with a rock cover of the Simon & Garfunkel tune Mrs. Robinson. Paul Simon hated the newer version, and Art Garfunkel loved it. And one 20-year-old ...

As much as any of his ’60s-originated peers, Simon is responsible for the kinds of songs (“The Sound Of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Mrs. Robinson,” etc.) so entrenched ...