These two folk legends are a couple of the most recognizable names in folk rock. Simon & Garfunkel kicked off their careers together with their debut album in 1964, and they produced music and toured ...

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It was a perfect statement of the folk-rock sound, incorporating the truth and soul of the folk world with the amplification and style of the post-Beatles music world. Simon & Garfunkel quickly became ...

Simon and Garfunkel’s song “Sound of Silence,” which was written amid the turmoil following President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, will join Chubby Checker’s 1960s dance hit “The Twist” as two of ...

which was written amid the turmoil following President John F. Kennedy's assassination, will join Chubby Checker's 1960s dance hit as two of 25 recordings selected for preservation at the These are ...

When I returned from home in the middle of November I brought with me a copy of the record. I showed it to a couple of people. “Simon and Garfunkel?” they said. “Are you kidding?” “It’s number one in ...

Simon and Garfunkel’s song “The Sound of Silence” rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in January of 1966, even reaching No. 1 at the time. That’s more than 50 years ago, if that math wasn’t ...