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Simon & Garfunkel
12+ albums
folkclassic rocksinger-songwriteracousticrock
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Simon & Garfunkel were an American musical duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were among the best-selling musical acts of the 1960s. Their recordings include three U.S. number-one singles—"The Sound of Silence" and the two Record of the Year Grammy winners "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge over Troubled Water"—as well as "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", "A Hazy Shade of Winter", "America", "The Boxer", and "Cecilia". Simon and Garfunkel met in 1953 while attending school in Queens, New York City, where they learned to harmonize and Simon began writing songs. As teenagers, performing under the name Tom & Jerry, they had minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), a song inspired by the Everly Brothers. In 1963, they reunited and signed with Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel. Their debut album, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." (1964), sold poorly; Simon then pursued a solo career in England, while Garfunkel resumed his studies at Columbia University. In 1965, a remixed version of "The Sound of Silence" became a U.S. AM radio hit and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo released their second album, "Sounds of Silence", in 1966 and toured colleges nationwide. Their third album, "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme" (1966), saw them assume more creative control. Their music was featured prominently in Mike Nichols's 1967 film "The Graduate", and in 1968, the soundtrack album and their fourth album, "B
