the last time simon & garfunkel performed together was in 2011.
the last time simon & garfunkel performed together was in 2011.
when was the last time simon & garfunkel performed together?
2011
in february 2009, simon and garfunkel reunited for three songs during simon's two-night engagement at new york's beacon theatre. this led to a reunion tour of asia and australia in june and july, 2009. on october 29, 2009, they performed five songs at the 25th anniversary rock and roll hall of fame concert at madison square garden. their headlining set at the 2010 new orleans jazz and heritage festival was difficult for garfunkel, who had vocal problems. "i was terrible, and crazy nervous. i leaned on paul simon and the affection of the crowd," he told "rolling stone" several years later. garfunkel was diagnosed with vocal cord paresis, and the remaining tour dates were postponed indefinitely. his manager, john scher, informed simon's camp that garfunkel would be ready within a year, which did not happen, damaging relations between the two. simon continued to publicly wish garfunkel better health and praised his "angelic" voice. garfunkel regained his vocal strength over the course of the next four years, performing shows in a harlem theater and to underground audiences.
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at his bar mitzvah in 1954, garfunkel performed as a cantor, singing over four hours of his repertoire for his family. as a young teen, garfunkel became ill with a lung infection, leading to a love for basketball. he explained in a 1998 interview: "in the summer of '55, i had a lung infection. i couldn't run around, but i loved basketball and there was a hoop nearby. much of the summer i spent methodically hitting 96, 98 foul shots out of 100. then 102! i never played on a team after junior high school. just 3 against 3, half court pick up games in the schoolyard." he met future singing partner paul simon in the sixth grade at ps 164, when they were both cast in the elementary school graduation play, "alice in wonderland". it has been said by garfunkel that simon first became interested in singing after hearing garfunkel sing a rendition of nat king cole's "too young" in a school talent show.
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