Who is Simon & Garfunkel

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Best Songwriting Duo in History

The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American popular musicians known collectively as Simon and Garfunkel. They met in elementary school in 1953, when they both appeared in the school play Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfunkel as the Cheshire Cat). They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit "Hey Schoolgirl." As Simon and Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965 backed by the hit single "The Sound of Silence." Their music was featured on the landmark film The Graduate, propelling them further into the public consciousness. They are well known for their close harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship. Their last album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, was marked with several delays caused by artistic differences. Simon and Garfunkel were among the most popular recording artists of the 1960s, and are best known for their songs "The Sound of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson," "Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer." They have received several Grammys and are inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007). In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked Simon and Garfunkel #40 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.

They have reunited on several occasions since their 1970 break-up, most famously for 1981's The Concert in Central Park, which attracted 500,000 people. (read more)

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Hello darkness, my old friend,
Ive come to talk with you again,
Because a vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence.

In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone,
neath the halo of a street lamp,
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of
A neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence.

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Top Albums 

The Best of Simon & Garfunkel

Including: The Sound of Silence, Song for the Asking, At the Zoo, and more...

Release Date: 11/16/1999

Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits

Including: Kathy's Song, For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), and more...

Release Date: 10/25/1990

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Including: Keep the Customer Satisfied, Why Don't You Write Me, The Boxer, El Condor Pasa, and more...

Release Date: 08/21/2001

The Concert in Central Park

Including: A Heart in New York, April Come She Will, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy), and more...

Release Date: 10/25/1990

Bookends

Including: Overs, Punky's Dilemma, At the Zoo, Mrs. Robinson and more...

Release Date: 08/21/2001

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Simon and Garfunkel at Wikipedia
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Art Garfunkel's website
Site on career of Art Garfunkel including latest news, concert dates, discography, photos, and more.

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