Simon & Garfunkel
American folk music duo
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.
Simon & Garfunkel | |
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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 |
| Past member(s) | Paul Simon Art Garfunkel |
| Website | www.simonandgarfunkel.com |
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
change- 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
Sources
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- ↑ Hear Simon & Garfunkel (music and interviews) on the Pop Chronicles (1969).