Two radically different personalities and performers, Paul Simon and Art
Garfunkel nevertheless established one of the most successful duets in history,
the combination of Garfunkel's soaring voice and Simon's crafted, poetic songs
resulting in classic hits like The Sounds Of Silence, The Boxer, Mrs Robinson
and, especially, Bridge Over Troubled Water. Friends from childhood they were
heavily influenced by the Everly Brothers and first started performing at school
as Tom And Jerry, and their first single Hey Schoolgirl became a minor hit in
1957. They later became popular on the ...