who is the original artist of sound of silence
Simon & Garfunkel
title: The Sound of Silence text: The Sound of Silence "The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over a period of several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on their debut album, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.". Released in October 1964, the album was a commercial failure and led to the duo breaking apart, with Paul Simon title: The Sound of Silence text: downloadable content for the video game, "Rock Band 4". The Disturbed version was used in the episode "Ian Garvey" of "The Blacklist" in November 2017. Notes Bibliography The Sound of Silence "The Sound of Silence", originally "The Sounds of Silence", is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. The song was written by Paul Simon over a period of several months in 1963 and 1964. A studio audition led to the duo signing a record deal with Columbia Records, and the song was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia Studios in New York City for inclusion on title: Sounds of Silence text: Sounds of Silence Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence". The song had earlier been released in an acoustic version on the album "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.", and later on the soundtrack to the movie "The Graduate". Without the knowledge of Paul Simon or Art Garfunkel, electric guitars, bass and drums were overdubbed by Columbia Records staff producer Tom Wilson on title: The Sound of Silence text: 20th century. In 2004, it was ranked No. 157 on "Rolling Stone" list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, one of the duo's three songs on the list. The song is now considered "the quintessential folk rock release". On March 21, 2013, the song was added to the National Recording Registry in the Library of Congress for long-term preservation along with the rest of the "Sounds of Silence" album. When director Mike Nichols and Sam O'Steen were editing the 1967 film "The Graduate", they initially timed some scenes to this song, intending to substitute original music for the title: Sounds of Silence text: was "Blessed". The album is also included in its entirety as part of the Simon & Garfunkel box sets "Collected Works" and "The Columbia Studio Recordings (1964–1970)". On March 22, 2013, it was announced that the album will be preserved by the Library of Congress in the National Recording Registry, calling it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Produced by Bob Johnston Track 12 Produced by Bob Johnston Tracks 13–15 Produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel & Roy Halee "Sounds of Silence" was recorded in April, June and December 1965 at CBS Studios in New York City, New York and Los