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Everlys Join Simon & Garfunkel
Let's hope the only Sounds of Silence are heard onstage--not in the tour bus.
Fans of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel looking forward to their highly anticipated "Old Friends" reunion trek are in for an extra treat. That's because the famously fractious duo have invited their folk-rock heroes the Everly Brothers, another pair known as much for mutual acrimony as musical greatness, to join the jaunt.
"Art and I learned to sing as a duo by listening to Everly Brothers records and practicing their harmonies. We're both great fans of their singing and guitar playing," said Simon in a statement.
Added Garfunkel: "When it comes to the magnificent sound of Don and Phil, I'm just a wannabe."
Helping break out the parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, Don and Phil Every (ages 66 and 64, respectively) made a surprise appearance on onstage at Simon and Garfunkel's tour opener in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, on Thursday night.
During the two-hour, 25-minute show, the rock pioneers played such classics as "Wake Up, Little Susie," "Let It Be Me," "All I Have to Do Is Dream" and "Cathy's Clown." Simon and Garfunkel chimed in on backup vocals for "Bye Bye Love" (a song Simon and Garfunkel covered on their Bridge Over Troubled Water album).
Like Simon and Garfunkel, the Everlys were known for their tenuous partnership. Despite a string of classics, beginning with the chart-topping "Wake Up, Little Susie" in 1957, the siblings on-stage harmonies were offset by in-fighting, drug problems, divorces and business quarrels.
Their mutual hostility came to a head during a 1973 concert outside Los Angeles. Phil suddenly stopped playing, demolished his guitar and walked off stage, prompting Don to say "the Everly Brothers died 10 years ago."
After that incident, the Everlys saw each other only once over the next decade--at their father's funeral. They struck a truce and reunied for a heralded gig at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1983. Three years later they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Everly Brothers eventually returned to the road and continued performing up until 2001.
No doubt, they'll find new audiences with Simon and Garfunkel, who have also managed to leave the past behind and instead honor their history together.
Simon and Garfunkel opened their inaugural reunion show with a video montage of them in their youth. Their set contained all the greatest hits--"Bridge Over Troubled Water," "The Boxer," "Homeward Bound" and "Mrs. Robinson" (preceded by clips from The Graduate). As they launched into "The Sound of Silence" midway through the show, the mostly baby boomer crowd erupted in a standing ovation--momentarily bringing the song to halt.
"What a great crowd. We're totally thrilled to be in Wilkes-Barre [on the outskirts of the Philadelphia metro area]," Garfunkel told the crowd Thursday, before breaking into "America."
The childhood pals also joked about their own squabbles during the show.
Said Simon: "We started singing together at 13, and we started arguing at 14."
Old habits die hard.
Tickets, which range from $45 to $250 for most dates on their 29-city trek, have been selling out in under 30 minutes. Simon and Garfunkel next perform a two-night stand in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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