The Story of Simon & Garfunkel Candlewick Press
and illustrator: David Litchfield
C haracters: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
O verview from the jacket flap:
"Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens New York - best friends who met in a sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderful and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock 'n' roll. As teens, they practiced singing into a tape recorder, building harmonies that blended their voices until they sounded just right. They wrote songs together, pursued big-time music producers, and dreamed of becoming stars, never imagining how far their music would take them."
C haracters: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
O verview from the jacket flap:
"Long before they became one of the most beloved and successful duos of all time, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were just two kids growing up in Queens New York - best friends who met in a sixth-grade production of Alice in Wonderful and bonded over girls, baseball, and rock 'n' roll. As teens, they practiced singing into a tape recorder, building harmonies that blended their voices until they sounded just right. They wrote songs together, pursued big-time music producers, and dreamed of becoming stars, never imagining how far their music would take them."
T antalizing taste:
"Paul teaches himself how to play
'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'-
only like Elvis would:
hair slicked back, collar up,
hips shaking.
The other thing shaking
is his dad's head when he realizes
all Paul cares about
is rock 'n' roll.
When Paul asks him
how to play a new radio hit
called 'Earth Angel,'
his dad shows him
the five basic chords
in every rock 'n' roll song.
For Paul, it's like the floodgates
open."
