Genre: Other
Year: 1966
Year: 1966
"The Sound of Silence" is the song that propelled the 1960s folk music duo Simon and Garfunkel to popularity. It was written in February 1964 by Paul Simon in the aftermath of the November 22, 1963 assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. After being later re-mixed with electric instruments, this commercial version has been called the "quintessential folk rock release". In the U.S., it was the duos second most popular hit after Bridge Over Troubled Water.
The song features Simon on acoustic guitar and both Simon and Garfunkel singing. It was originally recorded as an acoustic piece for their first album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. in 1964 but on the initiative of the record companys producer, Tom Wilson, it was later overdubbed with electric instruments and rereleased as a single Read full article at wikipedia.org
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