Biography

Although it has been over 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. His “beautiful countertenor,” as Neil Strauss described Art’s voice in The […]

From 2016 to 2019, Art Garfunkel was on international tours in various countries, including England, the Netherlands, and Germany, captivating over 200,000 fans. In 2017, his autobiography “What Is It All but Luminous – Notes from an Underground Man” was […]

2011 Songs of America 1969 DVD Released SONGS OF AMERICA 1969 is a vintage CBS television program from a turbulent time in our nation’s past. Considered controversial at the time, the program features footage of Simon and Garfunkel on stage, […]

2006 Art Garfunkel and Brian Dennehy appeared at Columbia University on April 29th, for the 112th annual Varsity Show. Garfunkel, CC ’65, received the I.A.L. Diamond award, presented annually to a Columbia alumnus who has excelled in the performing arts, […]

2000 TV Guide – Art Garfunkel was interviewed in the January 15-21 issue. The article, entitled, “It’s Only Rock and Roll – But We Like It,” includes comments by Art (who also voted) and other musicians about VH1’s list of […]

1996 In May, Art Garfunkel attended the Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France. Art was also featured on “Inside Edition,” an entertainment television program. Art was promoting the upcoming Disney broadcast as well as the live CD (see below). […]

1990 In January, Simon & Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at New York City’s Waldorf-Astoria in the Grand Ballroom. Among several songs, they sang “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “The […]

1986 In the Fall, Blaine Novak’s film GOOD TO GO was released. It was later released on video with a new title SHORT FUSE. Art Garfunkel stars as a hard-drinking Washington, D.C. journalist. The film received mixed reviews, but Art’s […]

1980 Art Garfunkel appeared in his third film, Nicholas Roeg’s BAD TIMING – A SENSUAL OBSESSION with Theresa Russell and Harvey Keitel. Art plays Dr. Alex Linden, an American psychoanalyst and professor at the University of Vienna. The story revolves […]

1975 In September, Art Garfunkel released a new single “I Only Have Eyes For You” backed by “Looking For The Right One.” It was an instant hit reaching #18 in the US and #1 in the UK. On October 10, […]