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From the Album 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water 2. El Condor Pasa (If I Could) 3. Cecilia 4. Keep The Customer Satisfied 5. So Long Frank Lloyd Wright 6. The Boxer 7. Baby Driver 8. The Only Living Boy in New York 9. Why Dont You Write Me 10. Bye Bye Love 11. Song For The Asking


From the Album 1. Save The Life Of My Child 2. America 3. Overs 4. Voices of Old People 5. Old Friends 6. Bookends Theme 7. Fakin It 8. Punkys Dilemma 9. Mrs. Robinson 10. A Hazy Shade Of Winter 11. At The Zoo


From the Album 1. Scarborough Fair / Canticle 2. Patterns 3. Cloudy 4. Homeward Bound 5. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine 6. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) 7. The Dangling Conversation 8. Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall 9. A Simple Desultory Philippic 10. For Emily Whenever I May Find Her 11. A Poem On The Underground Wall 12. 7 OClock News / Silent Night


From the Album 1. The Sound Of Silence 2. Leaves That Are Green 3. Blessed 4. Kathys Song 5. Somewhere They Cant Find Me 6. Anji 7. Richard Cory 8. A Most Peculiar Man 9. April Come She Will 10. Weve Got A Groovy Thing Goin 11. I Am A Rock


From the Album 1. You Can Tell The World 2. Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream 3. Bleecker Street 4. Sparrow 5. Benedictus 6. The Sounds of Silence 7. He Was My Brother 8. Peggy-O 9. Go Tell It On The Mountain 10. The Sun Is Burning 11. The Times They Are A-Changin 12. Wednesday Morning 3 A.M.


Other Songs 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. 59th Street Bridge Song 7 OClock News / Silent Night 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night A Heart In New York A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert All I Have To Do Is Dream American Tune An American Tune Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine Bleeker Street Bookends Bright Eyes Cecelia Citizen Of The Planet Condor Pasa El Condor Pasa Feeling Groovy Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover Graceland Hey Schoolgirl Homeless Kodachrome Late In The Evening Mabellene Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard My Little Town Old Friends/Bookends Old Friends/Bookends Theme Opening Montage Proof Scarborough Fair Scarborough Fair / Canticle Scarborough Fair-Canticle Slip Slidin Away Sounds of Silence Still Crazy After All These Years That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine The 59th Street Bridge Song The Big Bright Green Pleasure Mahine The Boy in the Bubble The obvious child The rhythm of the saints Wake Up Little Susie Well Never Say Goodbye You Can Call Me Al
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Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s. Their most famous recordings include three US number ones: "The Sound of Silence" (1965) and the two Record of the Year Grammy winners "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Other hits include "The Boxer" (1969), "Cecilia" (1970) and the four 1966 releases "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (a single in 1968) and "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (also a no. 2 cover hit for the Bangles in 1987/88), as well as the 1968 album track (and 1972 UK hit) "America".

Simon and Garfunkel met in elementary school in Queens, New York City, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize and began writing songs. As teenagers, under the name Tom & Jerry, they had minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), a song imitating their idols, the Everly Brothers. In 1963, aware of a growing public interest in folk music, they regrouped and were signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel. Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (October 1964), sold poorly; Simon returned to a solo career, this time in England. In June 1965 "The Sound of Silence"—an acoustic song on the duo's debut album—was overdubbed with electric guitar and drums and in late 1965 became a US AM radio hit, reaching number one on Billboard's Hot 100 in the issued dated January 1, 1966. The duo reunited to release a second studio album, Sounds of Silence (January 1966) and toured colleges nationwide. For their third release, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (October 1966), the duo assumed more creative control. Their music (mostly old material) featured prominently in Mike Nichols's blockbuster film The Graduate (released December 1967), including "The Sound of Silence", "Scarborough Fair" (a '68 film tie-in hit single) and two very short acoustic versions of "Mrs. Robinson". Across 16 consecutive weeks between April and July 1968 the film's soundtrack album and the duo's next studio LP, Bookends (April 1968)—featuring the hit version of "Mrs. Robinson"—alternated at number one on Billboard's Top 200.

Simon and Garfunkel had a troubled relationship, leading to artistic disagreements and their breakup in 1970. Their final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water, released that January, became one of the world's best-selling albums. Following their split, Simon hit big on both the singles chart (13 Top 40 hits, 1972-86) and the album chart, including the acclaimed Graceland (1986). Garfunkel charted with hits such as "All I Know" (1973) and the two UK number ones "I Only Have Eyes for You" (1975) and "Bright Eyes" (Britain's top single of 1979), and briefly pursued an acting career, with leading roles in the Mike Nichols films Catch-22 (1970) and Carnal Knowledge (1971) and in Nicolas Roeg's Bad Timing (1980). The duo have reunited several times; their 1981 concert in Central Park may have attracted more than 500,000 people, one of the largest concert attendances in history.

Simon & Garfunkel won seven Grammy Awards—plus four Grammy Hall of Fame Awards—and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Richie Unterberger described them as "the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s" and one of the most popular artists from the decade. They are among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 100 million records. They were ranked 40th on Rolling Stone's 2010 list of the Greatest Artists of All Time and third on its list of the greatest duos.
Members:
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
From: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genre(s): Folk pop, folk rock
Active From: 1956-1958,1963-1970,1972,1975-1977,1981-1984,1990,1993,2003-2005,2007-2010
Associated Acts: Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
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