{"product_id":"9781915343888","title":"Hearts and Bones : The life and music of Paul Simon","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Chrisp, Pete \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/04\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 192 pages, 100 colour and mono photographs,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781915343888,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1957, two teenage high school friends obsessed with the music of ElvisPresley and the Everly Brothers, formed a doo-wop music duo and releasedtheir first record entitled 'Hey, Schoolgirl', performing under the name ofTom \u0026amp; Jerry. Who could anticipate that, within five years, these two, bright, well-educated,young Jewish boys from Queens, New York City, would go on to become themost successful folk-rock duo in music history? Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel. All largelydue to a song entitled 'The Sound of Silence'. Their spectacular career went on to produce five wonderful albums - the mostcelebrated being 1970's Bridge Over Troubled Water - one of the best-sellingalbums of all time. But, by then, sadly, best friends had become worst enemieswho would rarely perform together again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, Paul Simon, always encouraging musical exploration and embracingnew sounds, went on to become one of the world's most loved and respectedsinger-songwriters. He has sold more than 30 million albums as a solo artist,with 1986's brilliant Graceland alone achieving sales of 16 million copies;Simon \u0026amp; Garfunkel are estimated to have sold more than 100 million albumsin total.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this beautifully illustrated, independent publication, music writer andjournalist Pete Chrisp explores how - despite his on-off relationship with ArtGarfunkel, his often tempestuous private life and the political controversiessurrounding his African masterpiece, Graceland - Paul Simon, now aged 82,has, after all these years, maintained world recognition as one of the greatestsinger-songwriters of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56908776866165,"sku":"9781915343888","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781915343888.jpg?v=1773748132","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781915343888","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}