Artist
Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel is a folk artist from New York, USA formed in 1963. 28 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Folk · New York, USA · Best folk albums
- 28
- Releases
- 1964–2020
- Active years
- 1963
- Formed
Artist
Simon & Garfunkel is a folk artist from New York, USA formed in 1963. 28 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Folk · New York, USA · Best folk albums
Most popular
Bridge Over Troubled Water
1970
Greatest Hits
1972
Sounds of Silence
1966
The Essential Simon & Garfunkel
2003
Bookends
1968
The Best of Simon & Garfunkel
1999
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
1966
Old Friends
1997
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
1964
Old Friends Live On Stage
2014
The Complete Albums Collection
2014
The Concert in Central Park (Live)
2014
Live 1969
2009
Live From New York City, 1967
2002
Tales From New York: The Very Best of Simon & Garfunkel
1999
20 Greatest Hits
1991
The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel
1991
Collected Works
1990
The Concert in Central Park
1982
The Simon and Garfunkel Collection: 17 of Their All-Time Greatest Recordings
1981
The Graduate
1968
Live At Carnegie Hall 1969
EP · 2020
El Condor Pasa / Why Don't You Write Me
Single · 1970
Cecilia / So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Single · 1970
Scarborough Fair / April Come She Will
Single · 1968
Mrs. Robinson
Single · 1968
The Sounds of Silence / We've Got a Groovey Thing Goin'
Single · 1966
Homeward Bound / Leaves That Are Green
Single · 1966
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits—including the electric remix of "The Sound of Silence" (1965), "Mrs. Robinson" (1968), "The Boxer" (1969), and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970)—reached number one on singles charts worldwide. Simon and Garfunkel met in elementary school in Queens, New York, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize and began writing songs. As teenagers, under the name Tom & Jerry, they had minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), a song imitating their idols, the Everly Brothers. In 1963, aware of a growing public interest in folk music, they regrouped and were signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel. Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., sold poorly; Simon returned to a solo career, this time in England. In June 1965, a new version of "The Sound of Silence" an acoustic song on the duo’s debut album, was overdubbed with electric guitar and drums and became a US AM radio hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The duo reunited to release a second studio album, …