Talk:Harper Simon

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I do not understand why the notability of the prolific muscial artist Harper Simon is in question. His page is now heavily cited and contains many external links. Please tell me what this editor, Ckessler, believes is problematic so I can make any reasonable adjustments.

CCKKAB writes I know next to nothing about Harper's work or fame, or lack of it. However some of the terms definitely appear over the top, and are not justified by the content or by references e.g. "extensive body of work" and "unique sound caught the attention". I am deleting these.

I believe sufficient notabilty and citations have been established for Harper Simon's page. Could the note please be removed? Thank you. Srm1 08:45, 15 March 2007 (UTC)srm1[reply]

Absurd sentence[edit]

"That he was his father's son had absolutely nothing to do with his getting this gig. He was simply an elementary-school virtuoso on a par with Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn."

Please, is this serious? I would think it is vandalism, although perhaps the one who wrote it really meant it. Anyway, it is ridiculous. I will delete it in a couple of days if nobody objects. Nazroon 17:34, 12 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Strange fact[edit]

In the article it says: "By the age of 12,[citation needed] Harper was making appearances as a guest guitarist on his father’s Graceland tour." Paul Simon started his Graceland tour in February 1987, when Harper was 14. So this can't be right! EIther the fact is completely wrong or the age must be different. I saw Paul Simon in Royal Albert Hall i February 1987 and Harper was not on stage. Nor have I ever heard that he particiapated in the tour. Hakanand (talk) 13:59, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I changed it to "as a teenager."Athene cunicularia (talk) 15:35, 7 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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[2] By 12 years old he was on the Graceland tour, as the guitarist who accompanied his father. That he was his father's son had absolutely nothing to do with his getting this gig. He was simply an elementary-school virtuoso on a par with Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Firstly, the Graceland tour took place from February thru' July 1987, so Harper Simon was not '12', but 14 at that time. Secondly, he was *not* a guitarist on the tour. The guitarists were Ray Phiri, Baghiti Khumalo and John Selolwane. I was present at 60 of the 61 concerts and the only time I saw Harper Simon play was in soundcheck. Mostly, he hung out with Hugh Masekela's son.

The valuation 'an elementary-school virtuoso on a par with Jimi Hendrix [...]' is a vast exaggeration. if this were so, we would have seen evidence of this between elementary school and the present day, when Harper Simon is now aged 34 and still relatively unrecognised.

I agree that this person has little or no notability as an artist in his own right. He is trading only on the fact that he is the son of a major artist.

Denzylle.

Last edited at 23:57, 12 July 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 17:11, 29 April 2016 (UTC)