Please answer the following question: Facts: - website: http://www.simondiaz.com - death place: caracas , venezuela - years active: 1948 -- 2007 - landscape: yes - caption: simon u.s. diaz during a 2005 concert in boston , - genre: venezuelan folk music - death date: 19 february 2014 - birth date: 8 august 1928 - name: simon diaz - background: solo_singer - image: simon diaz en boston.jpg - birth place: barbacoas , guarico , venezuela - occupation: musician , singer , composer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of simon diaz .
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simon narciso diaz marquez -lrb- august 8 , 1928 -- february 19 , 2014 -rrb- was a singer and grammy award-winning composer of venezuelan music .