Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in the 1940s and 1950s in Queens, New York, just three blocks away from one another, and attended the same schools. In the mid/late 50s they began performing for the first time as a duo at school dances. At age 15, Simon & Garfunkel had a recording contract with independent label Big Records. Using the name Tom & Jerry (Garfunkel naming himself Tom Graph, a reference to his interest in mathematics, and Simon naming himself Jerry Landis, using the surname of a girl he had dated). In 1957 the single "Hey Schoolgirl" was released, with the B-side "Dancin' Wild". Alan Freed played "Hey Schoolgirl" on his radio show where it became a nightly staple. It also attracted regular rotation nationwide, sold over 100,000 copies and reached number 49 in Billboard. Their last recording with Big Records was a cover of Jan and Dean's, "Baby Talk", but the company went bankrupt soon after its release. It failed to sell and Tom & Jerry was dissolved. Their debut studio album as Simon and Garfunkel, "Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M." was released in 1964. ~Internet Info/Comments~

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