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Art Garfunkel
Arthur Ira Garfunkel is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.
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Born 5 November 1941 · Q4039
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s decision to drop Simon from the film of Catch-22 contributed to their parting in 1970 Sean Michaels Tue 12 Feb 2013 07.24 EST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google Art Garfunkel has said a major factor in the break-up of Simon & Garfunkel was the 1970 movie version of Catch-22. In the late 60s, the 71-year-old recalled, both he and Paul Simon were cast in Mike Nichols
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2026· 3 entries
People: Art Garfunkel Opens Up About Heading Out on His First Major Tour in 7 Years: 'You Can't Live on Your Past' (Exclusive)
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Yahoo Finance: Art Garfunkel Makes Surprise Return to Madison Square Garden with Charlie Puth in Special Performance of "The Boxer"
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2025· 2 entries
American Songwriter: Art Garfunkel and His Son Release Duet Cover of “Auld Lang Syne” as New Single from Art Jr.’s Recent Holiday Album, ‘Advent’
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Yahoo: Art Garfunkel Opens Up About His 'Quiet' Health Battle, and Why He No Longer Feels the 'Need to Hide' (Exclusive)
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2024· 5 entries
Yahoo: Art Garfunkel on Paul Simon Reunion: Everything About Their Tumultuous Past
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The Guardian: ‘I was a fool’: Art Garfunkel describes tearful reunion with Paul Simon
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Garfukel released the studio album, Father and Son, a duets album with his son, Art Garfunkel Jr
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Released album “Father and Son”.
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Garfunkel and his son collaborated on Father and Son in 2024; "My dad chose more of the songs from the 1940s," the younger singer explained, "and I was more of the 1980s selection.
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2023· 1 entry
Garfunkel canceled his remaining concert dates and his management announced "that he has decided not to return to touring for the foreseeable future
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2022· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “A viral post accurately retells the story behind Simon & Garfunkel's opening lyric of "Hello darkness, my old friend" to the song, "The Sound of Silence."” Mixture.
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2020· 1 entry
Ultimate Classic Rock: Art Garfunkel Still Worries About His Voice Qualities
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2017· 2 entries
Knopf Doubleday published in hardcover Garfunkel's memoir What Is It All but Luminous: Notes from an Underground Man
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The Guardian: Art Garfunkel review – a ravaged yet ravishing trip down memory lane
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2015· 2 entries
The Guardian: Art Garfunkel: 'Weird is a fair word for me'
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The Guardian: Feelin' grumpy: why Art Garfunkel just can't get along with Paul Simon
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2014· 2 entries
The Guardian: Art Garfunkel review – glorious return from one of pop’s most famous voices
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Resumed touring, with Tab Laven accompanying him on acoustic guitar, his voice restored
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2013· 1 entry
The Guardian: Art Garfunkel implicates film director Mike Nichols in split with Paul Simon
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2012· 3 entries
Released album “Original Album Classics”.
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Released album “The Singer: The Very Best of Art Garfunkel”.
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The Guardian: Art Garfunkel: 'Singing is always an act of faith'
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2010· 1 entry
Released album “Playlist: The Very Best of Art Garfunkel”.
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2009· 3 entries
The duo announced a tour of Australia, New Zealand, and Japan for summer 2009
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Simon and his band re-opened New York's Beacon Theatre, which had been closed for seven months for renovation
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Garfunkel appeared as himself on the HBO television show Flight of the Conchords episode entitled "Prime Minister"
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2008· 1 entry
Garfunkel was ranked 86th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time
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2007· 1 entry
Released album “Some Enchanted Evening”.
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2006· 1 entry
Garfunkel signed with Rhino Records (revived Atco Records), releasing his first Rhino/Atco album Some Enchanted Evening in the United States on January 30, 2007
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2004· 1 entry
Which culminated in a free concert at the Colosseum in Rome
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2003· 2 entries
Simon and Garfunkel reunited for a world tour that extended into 2004
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Reunited when they received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, leading to a US tour: the acclaimed "Old Friends" concert series
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2002· 2 entries
Released album “Everything Waits to Be Noticed”.
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Garfunkel made his debut as a songwriter on his Everything Waits to Be Noticed album
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1998· 1 entry
Released album “Best Of”.
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1997· 1 entry
Released album “Songs from a Parent to a Child”.
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1996· 2 entries
Released album “Across America”.
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Released album “Simply the Best”.
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “Up ’til Now”.
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1990· 1 entry
And Simon were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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1989· 1 entry
Still Water, Garfunkel's collection of prose poetry, was released to acclaim
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1988· 3 entries
And have two sons born in 1990 and 2005, via surrogate mother
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Released album “Garfunkel”.
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Released album “Lefty”.
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1986· 2 entries
Released album “The Animals' Christmas”.
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Garfunkel played the part of the butcher on the Mike Batt concept album The Hunting of the Snark
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1985· 1 entry
In late 1985, Garfunkel met former model Kathryn (Kim) Cermak (b. 1958; Czech spelling Čermák) while shooting Good to Go.
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1984· 3 entries
Stereo Review Magazine reported that Simon mixed out Garfunkel's voice from a new album
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The Art Garfunkel Album (UK No
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Released album “The Art Garfunkel Album”.
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1983· 1 entry
As a Simon solo album (Hearts and Bones)
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1981· 3 entries
Released album “Scissors Cut”.
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Got together again for a performance, released as The Concert in Central Park, followed by a world tour and an aborted reunion album Think Too Much, which was eventually released, by Simon without Garfunkel, as Hear
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While on the Simon & Garfunkel 1981–1982 tour in Switzerland
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1980· 1 entry
Sang on the Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young song "Daylight Again", featured on the album of the same name
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1979· 2 entries
Released album “Fate for Breakfast”.
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From an overdose of Valium in the New York apartment they shared
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1978· 2 entries
Released album “Live at the Ford Auditorium Detroit, MI (USA)”.
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Released album “Watermark”.
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1976· 1 entry
Garfunkel recorded both background and duet vocals for several artists, including Stephen Bishop's album Careless, James Taylor's album In the Pocket and JD Souther's album Black Rose
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1975· 2 entries
Released album “Breakaway”.
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For their Top Ten single "My Little Town", which Simon originally wrote for Garfunkel, claiming Garfunkel's solo output was lacking "bite"
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1974· 1 entry
Garfunkel released the hit single "Second Avenue"
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1973· 1 entry
Released album “Angel Clare”.
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1970· 1 entry
“s decision to drop Simon from the film of Catch-22 contributed to their parting in 1970 Sean Michaels Tue 12 Feb 2013 07.24 EST Share Prefer the Guardian on Google Art Garfunkel has said a major factor in the break-up of Simon & Garfunkel was the 1970 movie version of Catch-22. In the late 60s, the 71-year-old recalled, both he and Paul Simon were cast in Mike Nichols”
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1967· 1 entry
Studied at Teachers College, Master of Arts (1965–1967).
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1965· 3 entries
Followed by an master's degree in mathematics education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1967
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After the initial failure of Wednesday Morning, 3 A
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Studied at Columbia University, Bachelor of Arts (1965).
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1963· 1 entry
Garfunkel and Simon reformed their duo under their own names as Simon and Garfunkel
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1961· 1 entry
Studied at Columbia University (1961).
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1959· 1 entry
That he began to "read a million books and became a reader
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1958· 1 entry
Studied at Forest Hills High School, high school diploma (1958).
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1957· 1 entry
Recorded the song "Hey, Schoolgirl" under the name Tom & Jerry
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1954· 1 entry
In the Jewish Center of Kew Gardens Hills, Garfunkel performed as a hazzan, a cantor, singing over four hours of his repertoire for his family
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1941· 2 entries
In Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, to Rose (née Pearlman) and Jacob "Jack" Garfunkel, a traveling salesman
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Born 1941-11-05.
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