Simon & Garfunkel
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Simon & Garfunkel was 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 in
Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon in Dublin, 1982
1957 publicity photo of Simon & Garfunkel as Tom & Jerry
Garfunkel and Simon at Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, in 1966
The group performing in the Netherlands in 1982
The Sound of Silence
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"The Sound of Silence" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the origi
Simon & Garfunkel
…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…
Disturbed The Sound of Silence
Paul Simon, the song's composer, c. 1966
The song's heavy airplay in Cocoa Beach, Florida, alerted Columbia to release the single.