Paul Simon had his most productive solo years in the early 70s. In 1973 he had a big hit with his song “Love Me Like a Rock.” It quickly climbed the record charts. It got up to #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart for the week of Sept. 23 – 29. That week it was only at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but then on the week of Sept. 29 – Oct. 6 it popped up to #2.

Singing back-up on this song is the gospel group The Dixie Hummingbirds. They recorded the song by themself in 1973 and their version garnered an Grammy award for Best Gospel  Performance.

In 1975 Paul Simon was the host for the second episode of Saturday Night Live and he has appeared on 18 episodes over the years