Simon & Garfunkel

Also known as Simon and Garfunkel, Tom & Jerry

American folk music duo

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Simon & Garfunkel is an American folk music duo known for their influential contributions to popular music. Their harmonies and songwriting helped define the sound of 1960s folk-pop and continue to resonate with audiences today.

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Official name: Simon & Garfunkel
Official website: www.simonandgarfunkel.com
Image: Simon and Garfunkel 1968.jpg

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Commons category: Simon and Garfunkel
inception: 1957-01-01
start of work period: 1956-00-00
end of work period: 2010-00-00

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Simon & Garfunkel were an American musical duo comprising the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of 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 school in Queens, New York City, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize and Simon 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, they regrouped and signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel. Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964), sold poorly; Simon returned to a solo career, this time in England, while Garfunkel resumed his studies at Columbia University.