
Episode 135: “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Simon's Songwriting - A Brief History
Simon recorded a string of unsuccessful pup singles, including as a member of the mystics. He got to number 99 as teco and the triumphsmilma. Simon would also sometimes record demos with his friend cabell qwin, sometimes under the name the cosinss i firan an is flan till the day id just to be just tobe. Between 19 59 and 19 63, simon recorded a whole string of unsuccessful puppy singles,. He even had a couple of very minor chart hits. Simon played league guitar on the shape i'm in by johnny vestivo, which made the lower reaches of the hot 100.
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