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Simon & Garfunkel

Last album: August 21, 2001
First published: December 5, 2008
Downloads: 14400 albums downloaded

Biography

The duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are American popular musicians and Singer-songwriters known collectively as Simon & Garfunkel. 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 Sounds 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.