Paul Simon (1941 - ) & Art Garfunkel (1941 - ) SIMON & GARFUNKEL.
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Paul Simon (1941 - ) & Art Garfunkel (1941 - )
SIMON & GARFUNKEL
AUSTIN HORN 2012
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
• Wikipedia Contributors. (2012, 12 2). Paul Simon. (T. F. Wikipedia, Producer) Retrieved 12 5, 2012, from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_Simon&oldid=526001704
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