One of my most prized possessions as a teenager was the Simon and Garfunkel LP Bookends. All of the skips and scratches were indications of its constant use and source of pleasure. The "Bookends theme" was one of the most memorable tunes performed by this dynamic duo.
On Monday night June 9, 2008, author and disc jockey Pete Fornatale will expound on this remarkable partnership from his book Simon and Garfunkel's Bookends at 7:30 p.m. in the Library’s McManus Room. His book, compiled from interviews with the musicians, digests and dissects the personalities and the products of this creative, volatile team.
If you want to read more about Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, the Library has Victoria Kingston's Simon & Garfunkel: the Biography and The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Their music may be sampled from Bookends, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Collected Works and Sounds of Silence.