Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were an American folk and rock music duo. They were two childhood friends, who became famous in the 1960s.[1] Their songs, including "Mrs. Robinson", "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright", "The Sound of Silence", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water", all composed by Simon, are still popular to this day.
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 Performing live in Dublin. Art Garfunkel is on the left. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Tom and Jerry |
| Origin | Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, New York |
| Genres | Folk rock, world music, soft rock, folk music |
| Years active | 1957–1970 |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Website | www.simonandgarfunkel.com |
| Past members | Paul Simon Art Garfunkel |
Their free concert in New York City's Central Park in 1981 was the biggest concert ever, with 500,000 people (about the same number as Woodstock).
The band broke up in 1970.
Albums
- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
- Sounds of Silence
- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
- Bookends
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Greatest Hits
- The Concert in Central Park
Simon & Garfunkel Media
Simon & Garfunkel on the cover of Cash Box, January 22, 1966
Simon & Garfunkel at Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, in 1966
The group performing in the Netherlands in 1982
The duo at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
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Sources
- ↑ Hear Simon & Garfunkel (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).