35 Musicians With Legendarily Long Careers

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25. Paul Simon> Born: Oct 13, 1941> Years active: 63

Simon and his school friend Art Garfunkel released their first record, “Hey, Schoolgirl,” as teenagers in 1957 under the name Tom & Jerry. Reunited in 1964, they were signed to Columbia Records, which rechristened them Simon & Garfunkel. The duo split in 1970, and Simon made a series of acclaimed solo albums. In 2018, he announced his retirement from songwriting and touring, though he released one last album (“In the Blue Light,” rerecordings of older lesser-known songs of his) and made one more benefit concert appearance in 2019.