Simon & Garfunkel: The Biography

By Peter Maxwell Slattery

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had an almost unbroken series of bestselling hits that spoke to the heart of their times. With Simon's brilliant songs and Garfunkel's stirring voice, the duo produced the flawless harmonies that thrilled a generation. This in-depth biography follows the two musicians from their Queens childhood and early days as Tom and Jerry to their role in the evolving folk-rock scene. Fame did not come quickly for the duo, but the surprise success of a remixed version of The Sounds of Silence changed their lives. Victoria Kingston traces their ascent through the pop world as they produced such classics as Homeward Bound, The Boxer, and Bridge over Troubled Water. When the director Mike Nichols approached them to create the songs for his film The Graduate, they recorded Mrs. Robinson, for which they won the first of many Grammy Awards. Simon & Garfunkel follows the duo through their breakup and subsequent solo careers, as well as through their legendary 1981 concert in Central Park and 1982 international reunion tour. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880642467
• ISBN13: 9780880642460
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Fromm International
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A "must" for all Simon & Garfunkel fans!

Victoria Kingston's engaging and informative biography of one of America's most popular duets is a seminal history of the Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel collaboration. Victoria Kingson has created a biographical work of painstaking attention to detail and accuracy. Candid, comprehensive, insightful and poignant, Simon & Garfunkel: The Biography is a "must read" for all Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel fans, and a very highly...

Excellent historical compilation of S & G

I have been a fan of Simon & Garfunkel since about 7th grade when a teacher played the song Silent Night / 6 O'Clock News. It hit me that some one very talented put those two things together and I wanted to hear more of their music. This book took me back to the feelings I had when hearing a S & G song for the first time. I read the book in two days; it was hard to put down. Kingston interpreted many of the meanings...