Who are Simon and Garfunkel?
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are a folk singing duo. They recorded many albums together during the 1960s, and were one of the most popular acts of that decade, with many chart-topping songs. They broke up in 1970, but have reunited several times over the years since then. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had been close friends ever since elementary school when they began performing together. Initially, they called their band Tom and Jerry, and their first album, Hey, Schoolgirl, was released under that name in 1957. The album reached number 49 on the Billboard charts, and sold over 100,000 copies. Other albums released under the Tom and Jerry name did not meet the same level of success, and the duo put the band on hold while they were in college. In 1964, however, they reformed under the name Simon and Garfunkel, and released their first album for Columbia Records, Wednesday Morning, 3 AM. On its release, however, Simon and Garfunkel’s debut album was a flop. Simon and Garfunkel went their
[Simon and Garfunkel were singers Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon, and they were a folk/rock duo popular in the 1960s and early 1970s. They sang “Bridge over troubled water” and “Mrs. Robinson,” but split up due to personal and creative differences. They had since rejoined with a recent tour together. A quick Google search would probably tell you more.
