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Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born 5 November 1941) is an American singer and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel.
Early life
Arthur Ira Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in New York City. He is of Romanian Jewish ancestry.
He met his future singing partner, Paul Simon, in the sixth grade. Between 1956 and 1962, the two had performed together as Tom & Jerry. Garfunkel (“Tom Graph”) chose his nickname because he liked to track, or “graph” hits, on the pop charts. Garfunkel attended Columbia University in the early sixties, where he sang with the Kingsmen, an all-male a cappella group. While at Columbia, he was also a Brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. In 1962 Garfunkel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in art history, followed eventually by a Master’s degree in mathematics.
In 1963 he and Simon reformed the duo under their own names as Simon and Garfunkel and released their first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. on Columbia Records in October 1964. It was not a critical success, and the duo effectively split again after recording. The next year their producer Tom Wilson lifted the song “The Sound of Silence” from the record, redubbed an electric backing onto it, and released it as a single, which eventually went to #1 on the Billboard pop charts.
Early life
Arthur Ira Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in New York City. He is of Romanian Jewish ancestry.
He met his future singing partner, Paul Simon, in the sixth grade. Between 1956 and 1962, the two had performed together as Tom & Jerry. Garfunkel (“Tom Graph”) chose his nickname because he liked to track, or “graph” hits, on the pop charts. Garfunkel attended Columbia University in the early sixties, where he sang with the Kingsmen, an all-male a cappella group. While at Columbia, he was also a Brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity. In 1962 Garfunkel earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in art history, followed eventually by a Master’s degree in mathematics.
In 1963 he and Simon reformed the duo under their own names as Simon and Garfunkel and released their first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. on Columbia Records in October 1964. It was not a critical success, and the duo effectively split again after recording. The next year their producer Tom Wilson lifted the song “The Sound of Silence” from the record, redubbed an electric backing onto it, and released it as a single, which eventually went to #1 on the Billboard pop charts.
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Since I Don't Have You
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R4F43LW3B3R wrote:
"Why Worry" garfunkel voice is perfect!
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ste_simpson wrote:
A hero.
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swanghost wrote:
I love Artie very much
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E-zilla wrote:
actor?
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these miss you nights
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inkraid wrote:
Bright eyes, Burning like fire....... great song
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Ralexand wrote:
Catch-22 =)
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ichbinschon52 wrote:
For Awest43 What´s the deal with your brain?
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Awest43 wrote:
What IS the deal with his hair?
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ditta007 wrote:
yes ..great voice...I love these songs.........
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kato1984 wrote:
great great voice
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kanga17 wrote:
Art Garfunkel. . .the jewel in the Simon and Garfunkel Sky. If Paul Simon was the one who polished the group to a brilliance, Art garfunkel was the one who sparkled.
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I would like to recommend you an artist: http://www.last.fm/music/Thilo+Martinho I love the tracks of this versatile musician. Maybe, you do so too ?
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ilove-music1956 wrote:
Grosses Gefühl - TOP !!
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djwithoutaneye wrote:
as a child I used to listen to watermark and breakaway albums being driven round France on summer holidays in the 1970s, now those albums make well up, especially watermark
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Wonderfull music ! Maybe, you´ll like this guy, too: http://www.lastfm.de/music/Thilo+Martinho
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beatehanke wrote:
love it
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liammcfadden wrote:
I love 'Travelling Boy' from 'Angel Clare'.
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Irlandese64 wrote:
Angel Clare is my favorite Art Garfunkel album. "All I Know" is one of his best vocals.
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lacryMosa77 wrote:
happy birthday art!
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