Oct. 13, 1941 – Paul Simon is bornNov. 5, 1941 – Art Garfunkel is born
1956 – Begin playing together as Tom and Jerry
1957-58 – Score chart hit with “Hey Schoolgirl”; both are 16.
1964 – Record their debut album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.; the album does poorly
1966 – Tom Wilson releases new version of “The Sound of Silence”; the song becomes a #1 hit; Simon and Garfunkel reunite; Record “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme”
1968 – The album Bookends hits #1 with the song “Mrs. Robinson”
1970 – Bridge Over Troubled Waters tops charts for 10 weeks with the songs “The Boxer”, “Cecilia”, “El Condor Pasa”, and the title track
1975 – Simon and Garfunkel reunite for Top Ten single “My Little Town”
1981 – They play New York’s Central park concert, which attracts half a million fans; live album is released
1990 – They are inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame
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