Clifford Carter - piano/keyboard
Clint de Ganon - drums
Larry Saltzman - guitar
Dave Anderson - bass
CREW
Stuart Breed - Producer/Engineer and House Sound Engineer
Jack Funk - Production Manager, Lighting
Influences
"Before I chased the Beatles with our Simon & Garfunkel albums, before Buddy Holly, Doo-Wop, and the Everly Brothers, there was--for me, as a kid--Jo Stafford, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday..."
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Although it has been 40 years since Bridge Over Troubled Water was recorded, Art Garfunkel's image and signature vocal remain among the most instantly recognizable in popular music.
The dialogue began for Art at age four, when his father brought home one of the first wire recorders. "That got me into music more than anything else," he recalls, "singing and being able to record it." Seven years later he was singing Everly Brothers songs at school talent shows with a partner, Paul Simon, from his Forest Hills neighborhood in Queens, New York. "Then rhythm 'n blues, rock 'n roll came along."
"But I went to college. I was the kid who was going to find some way to make a 'decent' living." He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia College, majoring in Art History; later he earned his Masters degree in Mathematics at Columbia University. But he never stopped singing, and even recorded several solo singles (as 'Artie Garr') while in school. When he met up again with Simon in 1962 and they began to rehearse, the decision was clear.
They started performing as Simon & Garfunkel at the height of the folk music boom in late-1963, and within a year were signed to Columbia Records.
Simon & Garfunkel won five Grammy awards together, two in 1968 and three in 1970.
"They were fabulous years," Art remembers warmly. "I'll always be happy to say a little on behalf of the duo. I'm proud of singing those great songs. Now they teach Paul Simon songs in churches and schools as part of the curricula...it seems that part of good citizenship is the knowledge of the songs we did. How can I grasp that?"
If you're searching for new Piano-Compositions, have a look! I'd be interested if you were looking for a keyboarder here in Germany, I got good key-skills ;)
http://www.berliner-chormusik-verlag.de/anlass/klavier.aspx Here you might have a look on the score.
Art Thank You for so Many Years of Wonderful Music that You have Given Us Over the Decades !! Your Unique Voice and Kind Heart has Brought this World So Much and Joy and Happiness !! Your Hard Work and Efforts to Give Us Song My Friend will live in the Heart and Ears of Eternity . Art You Have Given Us So Many Beautiful Songs !!! You Have Changed Our World and Made it a Better Place!! .Yan and I Just Wanted to Thank You Once again for your Courage and Wisdom in Song and Send You All Our Love and Best Wishes to You Art That All Your Days are full of Happiness for All the Happiness You Have Given All of Us Over the Decades in Song.We are very Glad to Hear that Your Still Out There Doing What You Do So Well,Shinning Your Light On the Darkness in the Day Because You Are a True Inspiration to Us All!!! So Hats off to You Art Garfunkel and Thank You for Being Our Friend Peace Across the Water Your friends Chris and Yan in China
Hello! Thought it was time to say hi! Hope all is well. By the way would like to tell you about the new track: Walking In The Night Have a great day! Greetings, Svante
Oh My God, Art! I saw your performance on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Paul I was like blown away when you sing and you and Paul so definitely rock big time! and you were amazing!!!
I wanted to be the first one, but Rachel did it first so I would be the second one to say Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family have fun and enjoy.
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