One of the temporary drummers for Girls at Our Best! was journey-musician Paul Simon. Known as the "other" Paul Simon, he is not to be confused with another Paul Simon from the famous folk vocal duo Tom & Jerry. That is to say not famous at all. Their first single "Hey, Schoolgirl" peaked at #49 on the pop charts when the duo of Tom Garff and Jerry Landis were still in high school. The follow-ups didn't do nearly so well. The two went to university and graduated with degrees in Mathematics and English respectively. Landis continued in his prospects for the life of the itinerant musician and wrote songs and recorded them under other assumed names. He wouldn't find success until getting back together with Tom for an audition with Columbia Records. They garnered enough attention that the two were signed and encouraged to perform under their actual names Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, the first time something so ethnic would find itself on the pop charts. The album they released from their contract with Columbia was a the soft, folk Wednesday Morning 3 a.m. in late 1964 only to see it flop and the duo break up.
Here is the discography surrounding Simon & Garfunkel's debut album:
Hey, Schoolgirl (1957 single)
Our Song (1958 single)
That's My Story (1958 single)
Surrender, Please Surrender (1962 single)
I'm Lonesome (1963 single)
The Complete Tom & Jerry (1964 compilation album)
Home Recordings (1964 home demos)
Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m.
"The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel
"Peggy-O" by Simon & Garfunkel
Pass the Headphones!!
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