Paul Fredric Simon (born October 13, 1941) and Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) made up the folk rock duo that rose to fame in the 1960s and '70s with songs such as "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "The Sound of Silence," and the soundtrack to the iconic film The Graduate. Simon waa born to Hingarian Jews and Garfunkel to Romanian Jews, all living in Queens, NY. In September 1981, they performed live in New York City's Central Park, attracting more than 500,000 people, at that time the largest-ever concert attendance.
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