Paul Simon (1941 - ) & Art Garfunkel (1941 - )

SIMON & GARFUNKEL

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PAUL FREDERIC SIMON

• Born: October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey

• Credits Art’s performance in the 4th grade talent show for inspiring him to start singing

"I'm more interested in what I discover than what I invent. You don't possess it. You can't control it or dictate to it. You're just waiting.

Waiting... for the show to begin."

• Has won 13 Grammy Awards including a liftetime achievement award. Has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once in 1990 as a member of Simon & Garfunkel and again in 2001 as a solo artist. Also the first ever to receive the Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize for Popular song.

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ARTHUR IRA GARFUNKEL

• Born: November 05, 1941 in Forest Hills, New York

• As young as 4 years old Art would practice his singing using a wire recorder

• Studied Art History at Columbia University and later earned a Masters degree in Mathematics

• Recipient of 5 Grammy awards

"I feel somewhat different from many people in the extraordinary amount of good fortune that fell into my lap and made up my life.”

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• While attending Forest Hill High School in Queens, New York, Paul and Art wrote and recorded music under the name “Tom and Jerry”

• Their Everly Brothers-influenced song “Hey Schoolgirl”, released in 1957, was a minor hit and got them a record deal with Big Records when they were both only 15.

• They also got to perform the song on American Bandstand as a follow up act to Jerry Lee Lewis

• 1957 - Hey Schoolgirl

• They both went off to college but reunited in 1962

• 1964 their first Album as Simon & Garfunkel was released titled “Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.”

THE EARLY YEARS

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Albums

• Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. released in 1964 but wouldn’t hit the Pop charts until 1966 where it would reach #30

• Was deemed a commercial failure

• In 1966 they would give recording another go with their album Sounds of Silence

• An acoustic version of Sounds of Silence was released in 1964 with their first album and rereleased on this album with electric accompaniment and became an overnight hit.

• 1966 – Parsley Sage and Thyme

• 1968 – Bookends

• 1968 – The Graduate

• “Mrs. Robinson” and “Scarborough Fair”

• 1970 – Bridge over Troubled Water

Hits

• 1981 ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’

• In 1970 Simon & Garfunkel broke up due to artistic differences and both choose to pursue solo careers

THE LEGACY

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• In 1965, the year after the “failure” of Sounds of Silence, Simon released a solo album titled The Paul Simon Songbook

• Again it went largely unnoticed even though it contained later hits such as “I am a Rock” and “Kathy’s Song”

• After the split in 1970, Simon went on to release 11 more albums

Albums

• Paul Simon (1972)

• There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)

• Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)

• One-Trick Pony (1980)

• Hearts and Bones (1983)

• Graceland (1986)

• The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

• Songs from The Capeman (1997)

• You're the One (2000)

• Surprise (2006)

• So Beautiful or So What (2011)

Performance

• 1986 Graceland – “Call me Al” Performed in Zimbabwe

• Graceland combined elements of rock, zydeco, Tex-Mex, Zulu choral singing, and mbaqanga, or "township jive”

PAUL SIMON’SSOLO CAREER

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• In 1973 Garfunkel released his first solo album Angel Clare which would be his highest charting solo album, peaking at number 5.

• Before the release of Angel Clare he appeared in Catch 22 and Carnal Knowledge as an actor.

• He continues acting in small roles and making cameos, including his most recent appearance in The Rebound in 2009

• He went on to release 10 more albums after Angel Clare

Albums

• Breakaway (1975)

• Watermark (1977)

• Fate For Breakfast (1979)

• Scissors Cut (1981)

• The Animals' Christmas (with Amy Grant) (1986)

• Lefty (1988)

• Up 'til Now (1993)

• Songs from a Parent to a Child (1997)

• Everything Waits to Be Noticed (with Maia Sharp and Buddy Mondlock) (2002)

• Some Enchanted Evening (2007)

Performance

• 1996 Angel Clare – “All I Know”

ART GARFUNKEL’SSOLO CAREER

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• During their solo careers in 1970 Simon & Garfunkel would occasionally reunite for came appearances to perform old hits

• In 1993 they had their longest reunion tour of 23 concerts

Performance

• 2011 - Sounds of Silence

THE YEARS AFTER SIMON & GARFUNKEL

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REFERENCES• “Biography.” 2012. Simon and Garfunkel website. Nov 28 2012, 03:30

http://www.simonandgarfunkel.com/us/content/biography

• "Paul Frederic Simon." 2012. The Biography Channel website. Nov 28 2012, 12:59 http://www.biography.com/people/paul-simon-9484431.

• "Art Garfunkel." 2012. The Biography Channel website. Nov 28 2012, 01:08http://www.biography.com/people/art-garfunkel-17191580.

• Wikipedia Contributors. (2012, 12 4). Art Garfunkel. (T. F. Wikipedia, Producer) Retrieved 12 5, 2012, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Art_Garfunkel&oldid=526300052

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