How Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' Became a 10-Week No. 1 Hit

The chart-topping record produced some of folk-rock's most impactful anthems. Of the record's 11 tracks, four breached the ...
American Songwriter

Remember When Simon & Garfunkel Got a Second Chance To Make a Smash Album Thanks to a DJ and a Producer in 1966?

It might just be the greatest album in music history by an act that was pretty sure they had no future just months before. A series of flops was already behind Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Then they ...
American Songwriter

60 Years Ago This Month, Paul Simon Released His Debut Solo Album, Featuring a Bevy of Future Simon & Garfunkel Classics

Paul Simon’s debut solo album, The Paul Simon Songbook, was released in the U.K. 60 years ago this month. The 12-track collection was recorded in London in June 1965 and released between Simon & ...