In recent years, Simon & Garfunkel’s 1964 signature “The Sound of Silence” has been transformed from a folk-rock classic into a meme, made to soundtrack running jokes between the internet ...

Simon and Garfunkel released their second album, 'Sounds of Silence,' on Jan. 17, 1966. ... its highlight was "The Sounds of Silence," a Simon composition recorded in March 1964.

One of The Sound of Silence’s most memorable performances occurred during Simon & Garfunkel’s reunion concert, Live at Central Park, in New York City on September 19, 1981.

Simon and Garfunkel—singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel—were one of the most popular recording acts of the 1960s, but their recording career got off to a wobbly start ...

The post Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” Takes Us Inside The Graduate appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Benjamin Braddock is staring down the barrel of his future — and he ...

The song "The Sound of Silence" was written by Paul Simon, not Garfunkel. In 1984, Simon told "Playboy" magazine that the opening line of the song referred to his childhood practice of playing ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.

Simon & Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” was a massive success. It peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966, remaining on the chart for 14 weeks.

Simon & Garfunkel’s “Silence” bows largely from streaming, and also enters Rock Streaming Songs at No. 2 with 5.6 million U.S. streams (5.1 million from YouTube), a 582 percent surge ...

The song "The Sound of Silence" was written in response to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy 50 years ago. The Library of Congress has added the Simon & Garfunkel album "Sounds of ...

Hearing Simon sing "The Sound of Silence" on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, NBC newsman Tom Brokaw briefly struggled for composure. The music, he said, evokes memories.