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Entertainment
A tribute to Rock Hall of Fame inductees
Simon and Garfunkel earn highest musical honor
By Gary L. Nolan
Collegian Staff Writer
Among the current list of
nominations for the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, the only duo
nominated was Simon and
Garfunkel. The twosome created
many hit songs led by the
writing talent of Paul Simon and
the beautiful tenor voice of An
Garfunkel.
Paul Simon and An Garfunkel
found themselves together in
1957 struggling to And fraternity
parties and talent shows to
showcase their music. They
released a track entitled "Hey
Schoolgirl" that reached the
charts under the name of Tom and
Jerry. They also appeared on
"American Bandstand" but failed
to follow up the single, so the
duo departed. Paul Simon went to
Queens College and Art
Garfunkel left for Columbia
University.
While attending school,
Simon created demo tapes with
the sixties star Carole King. He
released the song "Teen Ranger"
under the name Jerry Landis in
1962. Simon later dropped out of
school and journeyed to England
to perform in the up-and-coming
folk circuit there.
In 1965 the duo reformed to
record their first album entitled
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first single was the harmonious
"Sounds of Silence". It received
little notice until Tom Wilson,
producer of Bob Dylan, added
electric guitar to the record. The
single hit number one on
Billboard's charts, very rare for a
folk-rock entry.
The pair really hit their stride
as musicians with Bookends,
Bridge Over Troubled Water and
the soundtrack for The Graduate.
These albums seemed
to paint a picture of
life in America, and
still remian a diary of
Americana in song
These albums seemed to paint a
picture of life in America at the
time, and to this day remain a
diary of Americana in song.
"Mrs. Robinson" became an
instant hit and led the twosome
to a Grammy Award for Best
Record of 1967.
Simon and Garfunkcl’s
anthem remains "Bridge Over
Troubled Water," the title track
from the 1970 release. It is
considered the most influential,
and certainly the most recorded
song in the late sixties. The
album had enormous success,
selling four million copies in the
United States and many more
abroad. This remains the most
successful, and last studio album
by the duo.
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkcl
parted company once again in
order to persue solo careers. They
left under the rumors that the two
voices that molded so well
together unfortunately had
personalities that clashed greatly.
They finally reformed eleven
years later in 1981 for a free
concert in New York's Central
Park. Nearly half a million
people including then mayor Ed
Koch attended the reunion show.
The concert was an outstanding
success, and a double record and
video of it was released. The
twosome also toured Europe for
six weeks. They have yet to
perform together in public again.
Paul Simon as a lyricist
remains one of the premiere
talents of the sixties, and
continues to break new ground
musically. Art Garfunkel
continues to showcase his voice
in records, although not to the
success of his counterpart. As
their solo careers continue to
blossom, the duo will reside
deservedly in Rock and Roll's
Hall of Fame.
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Liner Notes
All-stars prepare for benefit show
by Robb Frederick
Entertainment Editor
An all-star musical lineup has
been arranged for the Silver Clef
Award Winners Knebworth
Show, to be staged in London on
June 30. The eleven hour outdoor
festival will benefit the Nordoff-
Robbins Music Therapy Centre.
The list of committed performers
includes Paul McCartney, Eric
Clapton, Elton John, Phil
Collins, Pink Floyd, Tears For
Fears and Mark Knopfler. The
performance will be broadcast
live via the Westwood One Radio
Nctwoik.
• Talk isn't always cheap. A
decision has finally been made in
the lawsuit filed by newscaster
Liz Randolph against Pittsburgh
radio station WBZZ-FM.
Randolph was awarded $694,000
for invasion of privacy and
emotional distress after morning
disc jockeys Jim Quinn and
Donald "Banana Don" Jefferson
broadcast their views on her
sexual practices.
• In other legal news, the
battle between CBS Records and
Boston founder Tom Scholz
continued last week with
additional accusations from each
side. CBS is accusing Scholz of
breaking a contract in which he
promised ten albums over a five
year period. Scholz denies any
responsibility to the label, which
he claims owes him millions in
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royalties,
• Axl Rose was brutally
beaten in a barroom brawl a few
weeks ago. Reports say that Rose
punched an Arab after hearing
rude comments about his fiance,
model Erin Everly. The Arab
responded by enlisting three
friends, who proceeded to
pummel Rose.
• This year marks the 50th
anniversary of Silly Putty. Over
200 million pieces of the
versatile goop have been sold to
date, at a rate of 12,000 units per
day.
• Pomo Princess Traci Lords
is set to marry Brook Tcaton, a
film prop man. The two met on
the set of John Waters' latest
film, Cry-Baby, in which Lords
plays a high school virgin. Talk
about a challenging role.
• The National Enquirer
reportedly offered Donald Trump's
supposed mistress, 26-year-old
model Marla Maples, $250,000
for the story detailing her affair
with the billionaire entrepreneur.
• Writer and director Steven
Soderbergh has begun work on
the follow-up to his smash debut
sex, lies and videotape. The new
project, tilled The Last Ship,
deals with a U.S. naval crew that
survives World War 111.
• Amnesty International and
Island Records have created a Bob
Marley Memorial Fund as a
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