Few artists have their music repackaged as frequently or as frustratingly as Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, who recorded five albums together before taking widely divergent solo paths in 1970. Those ...

When Neil Young wrote "it's better to burn out than to fade away," he might as well have been talking about Simon & Garfunkel. The duo rode a critical and commercial high as the '60s ended, with a ...

In April 2015, as the end of my junior year in high school was coming to a close, my friends and I petitioned the administration to bring back a dormant creative writing course. The previous autumn, I ...

Similar to the gangsta rap genre of the 1990s, the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s had its New York/East Coast and L.A./West Coast contingents. Last month we talked about one of the top L.A.

It took five months, 100 hours of studio time, a lift shaft and a church. “The Boxer” is an extraordinary acoustic achievement for the time. The tale of defiance and survival, about a boy who fights ...

Amongst all the drama and bitterness between Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, (still crazy after so many these years), the pair knew how to make music together. Before they reached their multiple ...

Music Icon, 83, Once Rejected Bob Dylan's Cover — 'I Didn't Like His Version' originally appeared on Parade. In the early ‘60s, Simon & Garfunkel became one of the biggest duos in music, dominating ...

One of Paul Simon’s most enduring ballads, “The Boxer” blends folk storytelling with layered emotion and timeless production. This video explores the lyrical origins, musical experimentation, and ...