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Simon & Garfunkel performing in Dublin, 1982 American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel recorded songs for five studio albums. Consisting of guitarist/singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel, the duo first met as children in Forest Hills, Queens, New York in 1953, where they first learned to harmonize with one another and began writing original material. By 1957, the teenagers had ...
"All I Know" is a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Webb, first recorded by Art Garfunkel on his 1973 debut solo album, Angel Clare, released by Columbia Records. Instrumental backing was provided by members of the Wrecking Crew , L.A. session musicians. [ 1 ]
During this hiatus, Garfunkel worked as a teacher in Connecticut, a draftsman in New York and a math tutor in Los Angeles before working on a solo album, coincidentally at the same time as Simon. In early 1975, Simon decided to prepare material for a new solo album. The music was a bit more personal, but one song was written with Garfunkel in mind.
Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon performing onstage together at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Garden, New York, 2009 (Getty Images)
The lyrics find the protagonist mulling over his insecurities and shortcomings. [7] It has been suggested that "Fakin' It" may be an allegory for Simon's relationship with Art Garfunkel. [8] Near the middle of the song there is a brief spoken word vignette featuring a British woman entering a tailor shop and greeting the owner: "Good morning ...
Angel Clare is the debut solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released on September 11, 1973. It is his highest-charting solo album in the United States, peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 , and includes his only US Top 10 hit as a solo artist, " All I Know ".
Art Garfunkel knows well the sound of silence. “I’ve crossed Europe, I’ve crossed America. I crossed Japan first,” says the higher-voiced half of the 100 million-selling Simon & Garfunkel ...
In their 1968 appearance on Kraft Music Hall, Simon explained that "Overs" is a companion piece to their earlier composition, "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her"; that song concerns the belief in true love, while "Overs" relates to the loss of that belief.