Simon & Garfunkel

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American musical group folk rock duo musical duo

Simon & Garfunkel were a highly influential American folk-rock duo, best known for their harmonious vocals and classic songs like "The Sound of Silence" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American musical group → folk rock duo → musical duo →
activePeriodEnd	1970 →
activePeriodStart	1957 →
album	Bookends → Bridge Over Troubled Water → Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme → Sounds of Silence → Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. →
alsoKnownAs	Tom & Jerry →
associatedAct	Mike Nichols →
associatedFilm	The Graduate →
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Album of the Year → Grammy Award for Record of the Year → Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award →
breakthroughSong	The Sound of Silence →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
culturalImpact	iconic 1960s American music act →
debutAlbum	Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. →
famousFor	harmonious vocals → introspective lyrics →
formedIn	1957 →
formedInCity	New York City →
formedInState	New York →
genre	folk → folk rock → pop rock → soft rock →
influencedArtist	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young → James Taylor → Simon & Garfunkel tribute acts →
influencedGenre	folk rock → singer-songwriter →
member	Art Garfunkel → Paul Simon →
notableWork	America → Bridge Over Troubled Water → Cecilia → Homeward Bound → I Am a Rock → Mrs. Robinson → Scarborough Fair/Canticle → The Boxer → The Sound of Silence →
recordLabel	Columbia Records →
reunited	1975 → 1981 → 1993 → 2003 →
songFeaturedIn	Mrs. Robinson →
songFeaturedInFilm	The Graduate →
vocalStyle	close harmony →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bridge over Troubled Water →	artist
Queensboro Bridge →	featuredInSongBy
59th Street Bridge →	featuredInWorkBy
Bridge over Troubled Water →	finalStudioAlbumBy
The Times They Are a-Changin' →	hasCoverVersionBy
Paul Simon →	memberOf
The Graduate →	musicBy
Columbia Records →	notableArtist
Paul Simon →	notableWork
Bridge over Troubled Water →	performer