Simon and Garfunkel


 * Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in Queens, New York, attending the same schools and began singing as a duo inspired by the Everly Brothers. They made their first record in 1957, under the name Tom and Jerry; as they were still at high school it was appropriately called "Hey Schoolgirl" and was a minor hit in the US charts. They split up soon afterwards to pursue their college studies, but re-united in 1963, with Simon's songwriting and their musical style now influenced of the 1960s New York folk scene. They recorded an LP for Columbia Records, Wednesday Morning 3 A.M, which had no initial success, and once again split up, with Simon moving to London and establishing himself as a solo performer and songwriter on the then thriving British folk club circuit. Simon recorded a solo LP for CBS and was apparently happy with his life in the UK when he learned that a track from Wednesday Morning 3 A.M., "The Sound Of Silence", had been issued as a single with added electric accompaniment and was a hit in the U.S. He returned to the U.S and reunited with Garfunkel. Five years of commercial success followed, culminating in the 1970 LP Bridge Over Troubled Water, one of the biggest-selling albums of its era - after which they broke up. Both enjoyed success as solo artists but have periodically reunited for tours and concerts.
 * Like the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel were able to appeal to a broad range of audiences, from middle-aged and middle-of-the road to young and hippy (they appeared at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival). Yet unlike the Fab Four, their popularity with the public was not matched by unanimous critical acclaim. For some, they were not "folky" enough, for others not as radical in their protest as Bob Dylan, with some of Simon's songs being seen as excessively sentimental. The sensitive, college-boy image they projected could seem too meek and mild for the revolutionary late 1960s; yet at the time they were closer to what was later called the "counter-culture" than to mainstream showbusiness. A full account of their career can be found on Wikipedia

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