Influential folk duo Simon & Garfunkel were still savoring the success of their latest single, “Mrs. Robinson,” when their track “The Boxer” was sent to radio stations and record shops. The stirring, ...

In April 2015, as the end of my junior year in high school was coming to a close, my friends and I petitioned the administration to bring back a dormant creative writing course. The previous autumn, I ...

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel originally started performing under the name Tom & Jerry. The pair even scored a hit with 1957’s “Hey Schoolgirl.” However, success eluded them. When Simon was offered a ...

Paul Simon is retiring from touring, but he still plays some shows here and there, and last night (8/11) he was one of the headliners at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival. While on stage, he ...

Similar to the gangsta rap genre of the 1990s, the singer-songwriter movement of the 1970s had its New York/East Coast and L.A./West Coast contingents. Last month we talked about one of the top L.A.

Early during U2's second night at Saitama Super Arena outside Tokyo Thursday (Dec. 5), the band broke with its established set list to cover Simon & Garfunkel's 1969 classic song "The Boxer" in honor ...

Simon & Garfunkel were one of the most successful singer-songwriter duos in history. But behind the scenes, the men, whose friendship stretched back to their childhood days, were constantly at each ...