Simon & Garfunkel were recording their fifth and final studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Water, when inspiration for one of their most unforgettable heartbreak hits struck in an unlikely place.

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, a couple of childhood friends from Queens, New York, had become nationally known as a top-selling folk rock duo. On March 7, 1970 — 55 years ago next Saturday — Simon & ...

Simon and Garfunkel had so many great songs, with classics like "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Sound of Silence" ...

Within two years of parting ways with Art Garfunkel and the release of the duo’s fifth and final album together, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Paul Simon released his second solo album, self-titled, ...

The songwriting process can be a weird and mysterious series of events, often involving multiple sources of inspiration and a few well-intentioned thefts encountered along the way—at least, that’s the ...