Art Garfunkel Was Born On November 5, 1941

Art Garfunkel was born as Arthur Ira Garfunkel on November 5th of 1941 in the Queens borough of New York City.

He is best known for being half of the folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel with Paul Simon. He met Simon in the 6th grade.

Simon and Garfunkel had many hits including 1965's "The Sounds of Silence" which reached #1 in the US, 1966's "I Am A Rock" which reached #3 in the US (and #17 in the UK), 1968's "Mrs. Robinson" which reached #1 in the US (and #4 in the UK) and 1970's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" which reached #1 in both the US and the UK.

After Simon & Garfunkel broke up in 1970, Garfunkel went on to release many solo albums. 1973's Angel Clare was his first solo album and it charted at a career high #5 on the US charts. His peak in the UK came with 1979's Fate for Breakfast which charted at #2 thanks primarily to the #1 UK single "Bright Eyes." He also had a #1 UK single with 1975's "I Only Have Eyes For You."

Garfunkel has been primarily a singer throughout his career. He never wrote any of his own songs until 2002's Everything Waits to be Noticed.

"The Sound of Silence"