Another side of Paul Simon: 'Homeward Bound,' by Peter Ames Carlin
On November 22nd, 1957, a nervous 16-year-old from Forest Hills, Queens, found himself in an absurd position: singing a cute, Everly-Brothers-inspired song he'd written called "Hey, Schoolgirl" on American Bandstand, moments after Jerry Lee Lewis had a studio audience full of girls
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