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ART GARFUNKEL - IN HARMONY With His Son

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December 30, 2024

THE GRAMMY-WINNING SINGER FOUND A NEW MUSIC COLLABORATOR CLOSE TO HOME

- Lindsay Hoffman

ART GARFUNKEL - IN HARMONY With His Son

Art Garfunkel Jr. was about 12 years old when he realized his father, Art Garfunkel, was famous. "We flew to Rome, where my dad, with Simon & Garfunkel, had a concert in front of the Colosseum," Art Jr. tells Closer. "It was an ocean of humanity-680,000 people came. I said, 'Dad, does the whole world know you?' My dad paused, thought and then said, 'No, but half the world probably does."" These days, making music is a family affair for Art Sr., 83, who rose to fame in the 1960s with hits like "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with his former schoolmate Paul Simon. Art's new album, the aptly titled Father and Son, finds

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This story is from the December 30, 2024 edition of Closer US.

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