MUS B51 - History of Simon & Garfunkel

Course Description

The History of Simon and Garfunkel

If you took the musicality of The Beatles and matched it with the lyricism of Bob Dylan the result might be Simon and Garfunkel. Often considered the thinking person’s rock ‘n’ rollers, Simon and Garfunkel were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1960s. Using audio and visual content, music historian, Gary Wenstrup, traces the arc of Simon and Garfunkel’s career from their surprise hit “Hey Schoolgirl,” to the folk-rock classic “Sound of Silence,” to the ever popular “Mrs. Robinson,” to the majesty of “Bridge over Troubled Water.” We’ll also cover Simon’s solo career from his first solo hit “Mother and Child Reunion” to his Grammy winning “Still Crazy After All These Years” and his world-wide smash “Graceland.”

No senior discount