In June 1965, a new version of "The Sound of Silence" an acoustic song on the duo’s debut album, was overdubbed with electric guitar and drums and became a US AM radio hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., sold poorly Simon returned to a solo career, this time in England. In 1963, aware of a growing public interest in folk music, they regrouped and were signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel.
As teenagers, under the name Tom & Jerry, they had minor success with "Hey Schoolgirl" (1957), a song imitating their idols, the Everly Brothers. Simon and Garfunkel met in elementary school in Queens, New York, in 1953, where they learned to harmonize and began writing songs. Robinson" (1968), " The Boxer" (1969), and " Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970), reached number one on singles charts worldwide. They were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, and their biggest hits, including the electric remix of " The Sound of Silence" (1965), " Mrs. Simon & Garfunkel was an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel.
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