Simon & Garfunkel
By J Poet
In their relatively short career as Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel took home 10 Grammys received an additional Lifetime Achievement Award Grammy in 2003, some four decades after their inception. They sold over 40 million albums and singles, making them the most successful pop duo of all time. Since their final break-up in 1970, they’ve played periodic reunion gigs, beginning with a performance in 1972 at Madison Square Garden for presidential nominee George McGovern. The pair has never healed the personal rift that caused the split, but they share complicated history together.
Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1941. His father was a college professor, bassoon player, and even... Read More
- Genre:
- Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
- City Of Origin:
- Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, ,New York United States
- Formed Date:
- 1957
