Description: 1950's High School annual with great photographs and text showing the students and faculty, activities and sports, candids and graphics, pictures of school and surrounding. And including graduating seniors and future folk-rock recording artists Simon and Garfunkel. Simon and Garfunkel were one of the best-selling music groups of the 1960s, their biggest hits—including "The Sound of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson," The Boxer," and "Bridge OVer Troubled Water"—reached number one on singles charts worldwide. By their senior year, under the name Tom & Jerry, the teenagers had their first success with "Hey Schoolgirl", a song imitating their idols the Everly Brohters. Later, aware of a growing public interest in folk music and impressed with Bob Dylan, they signed to Columbia Records as Simon & Garfunkel, recording their debut album Wednesday Morning 3 A.M. In June 1965, "The Sound of Silence" became a major radio hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and soon released their second album Sounds of Silence and toured nationwide. After came Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), and music was featured in the 1967 film The Graduate, and later the album Bookends (1968) which topped the Billboard 200 chart and included the number-one single "Mrs. Robinson." Their final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water, was released in 1970 and proved to be their most successful, becoming one of the world's best-selling albums. The duo reunited for "The Concert in Central Park," which attracted more than 500,000 people, one of the largest concert attendances in history. Simon & Garfunkel won 10 Grammy Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.Paul Simon released a number of acclaimed solo albums, including There Goes Rhymin' Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years, and Graceland, including songs "Kodachrome," "Loves Me Like a Rock," "Mother and Child Reunion," "Me and Julio Down by the School Yard," "Slip Slidin' Away," "Graceland," "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," "Late in the Evening," "The Boy in the Bubble," "Still Crazy After All These Years," "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover," "American Tune," Kathy's Song," "You Can Call Me Al," and others. Art Garfunkel released solo albums including Breakaway and Watermark and acted in movies notably Catch 22 and Carnal Knowledge for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award. Very Good condition hardback with tight binding and text and clean pages; with no must or mildew or missing pieces, with mild shelf wear. Clean and Solid. Great rarity giving a close look into the early life and times of one of the great influential rock and roll and folk acts.Email or call for any details. Spanky's Archive, since 1986. Thank you for stopping by!Spanky's Archive, over 8000 Ebay positive feedback and 30 years in business.
Price: 785 USD
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
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