May 5, 1973
Paul Simon released his third studio solo album, There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, on this date.
Paul Simon recorded some of the album at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama with the famous Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. He sought out the musicians when he found out they played on I’ll Take You There by the Staple Singers, and was surprised to learn that they were not Jamaican musicians, but four white guys from the South.
