Simon and Garfunkel: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Simon & Garfunkel
Notable Works	“Bookends” • “Bridge Over Troubled Water” • “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”
Related People	Art Garfunkel • Tom Wilson • Paul Simon

Photos

Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon rehearse together, with Garfunkel seated and Simon holding an acoustic guitar, in a black and white photo from 1977 in London.

Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon as Tom and Jerry, both in suits and white shoes, pose together with a guitar in a studio portrait around 1957 in New York City.

Carole King, Paul Simon, and Gerry Goffin stand in a New York recording studio in 1959, with King and Simon near the control panel and Goffin in the background.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel perform on stage at BBC Television Centre in London in 1967, with Simon playing guitar and Garfunkel seated beside him, both at microphones.

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