Paul Simon always took his time with his music and put a great deal of effort into lyrics and melody. However, one of his ...
“Lyrics always must be perfect ... Photo: Paul Simon (right) and singer Art Garfunkel of the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel in a Columbia Records publicity, circa 1966, 1967 in New York.
The 1960s and 70s were transformative decades for music, giving birth to genres such as rock, folk, and soul while ...
The tune became Simon & Garfunkel’s second number-one hit ... where the songwriter revealed his fury that Sinatra changed his lyrics. “I met him once. It was very interesting, too, because ...
Many of my most frequently listened to songs on the playlist are by Crosby, Stills and Nash. Their poetic lyrics and enchanting harmonies make me feel like I, too, am rocking out at Woodstock.
As a pop-rock song from the 1970s (released in 1970, around the same time the Beatles officially broke up), it qualifies to be on the list. But I don’t really like the song very much. Neither did its ...
Take a minute and go look at the lyrics. It is the zippiest ... Simon’s “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” and Simon and Garfunkel’s “Cecilia.” They even nailed the whistle ...
Evan Billiter has been the President of the Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation for the past 10 years. He spent years ...
dozens of performers have opted to perform the Simon and Garfunkel classic. One little girl, 11-year-old Jadyn Rylee, tried her hand at “The Sound of Silence.” The child does a terrific job singing ...
The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter wrote the music and lyrics for this hit Broadway musical based ... presents a tribute to ...
From a theatrical disaster to a musical dream, how two spell-binding singers found friendship and a parallel career as a ...