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Harper James Simon (aka Harper Simon, born September 7, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter,...

Harper James Simon (aka Harper Simon, born September 7, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is the son of musician Paul Simon and Paul's first wife, Peggy Harper. At the age of 4 Harper James Simon appeared on Sesame Street singing "Bingo" with his father Paul Simon for a segment explaining how to record an album. By the age of 12, Harper was making appearances as a guest guitarist on his father’s Graceland tour. Many of Paul Simon's lyrics include references to Harper, most notably "St. Judy's Comet" and "Graceland". Though, in fact, Harper recently said he never actually went to Graceland with his father. After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, Harper moved to London for several years, where he played with and wrote for the band Menlo Park. On Oct 13th 2009 Simon will release his self-titled debut album on his own Tulsi Records. He produced the album himself. For his debut Harper enlisted producer Bob Johnston to help him put together a band for a series of recording sessions in Nashville. The band included harmonica player Charlie McCoy, pedal steel player Lloyd Green, drummer Gene Chrisman (Dusty in Memphis), bassist Mike