Singer-songwriter Paul Simon has extended his 2011 Fall Tour with an additional string of U.S. dates this fall, with a stop in Akron on November 23rd at the University of Akron’s EJ Thomas Hall.

During his distinguished career Paul Simon has been the recipient of many honors and awards including 12 Grammy Awards, three of which (“Bridge Over Troubled Water”, “Still Crazy After All These Years” and “Graceland”) were albums of the year.

In 2003 he was given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as half of the duo Simon and Garfunkel. He is a member of The Songwriters Hall of Fame, a recipient of their Johnny Mercer Award and is in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Simon and Garfunkel and as a solo artist.

Simon’s latest album entitled So Beautiful or So What, was released on the Concord Music Group label on April 12, 2011. The bluegrass-influenced album received high marks from the artist, “It’s the best work I’ve done in 20 years.”