Simon & Garfunkel

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Born: 6.2.1945 Died: 
Years active: 1957–1970; 1975 (SNL); 1981–1983 (reunion); 2003–2004 (reunion)
Origin: Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, NY, USA
Members: Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel

The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American popular musicians known collectively as Simon
and Garfunkel. They met in elementary school in 1953, when they both appeared in the school
play Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfunkel as the Cheshire Cat).
They formed the group Tom and Jerry in 1957, and had their first taste of success with the minor hit
"Hey Schoolgirl". As Simon and Garfunkel, the duo rose to fame in 1965 backed by
the hit single "The Sound of Silence". Their music was featured on the landmark film The Graduate,
propelling them further into the public consciousness. They are well known for their close
harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship. Their last album, Bridge Over Troubled Water,
was marked with several delays caused by artistic differences.
Simon and Garfunkel were among the most popular recording artists of the 1960s,
and are perhaps best known for their songs "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson",
"Bridge over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer". They have received several Grammys and are inductees
of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007).
In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Simon and Garfunkel #40 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists
of All Time.
They have reunited on several occasions since their 1970 break-up, most famously for 1981's
The Concert in Central Park, which attracted 500,000 people.

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