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Between 1957 and 1964, Simon wrote, recorded, and released more than 30 songs, occasionally reuniting with Garfunkel as Tom & Jerry for some singles, including " Our Song " and " That's My Story ".

Most of the songs Simon recorded during that time were performed alone or with musicians other than Garfunkel.

They were released on several minor record labels, such as Amy, Big, Hunt, King, Tribute, and Madison.

He used several pseudonyms for these recordings, including Jerry Landis, Paul Kane and True Taylor.

Simon enjoyed some moderate success in recording a few singles as part of a group called Tico and the Triumphs, including a song called " Motorcycle " which reached No. 97 on the Billboard charts in 1962.

Tico and the Triumphs released four 45s.

Marty Cooper, known as Tico, sang lead on several of these releases.

A childhood friend, Bobby Susser, children's songwriter, record producer, and performer, co-produced the Tico 45s with Simon.

That year, Simon reached No. 99 on the pop charts as Jerry Landis with the hit " The Lone Teen Ranger.

" Both chart singles were released on Amy Records.