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Recordings by Janis Joplin (with Big Brother and the Holding Company), Simon & Garfunkel, Chubby Checker, and The Ramones are among the latest additions to the Libary of Congress’ National Recording Registry.

Every year, the National Recording Preservation Board selects 25 recordings annually that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and are at least 10 years old.

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A two-CD Art Garfunkel collection titled “The Singer” will be released by Sony Legacy in April. “The Singer” contains 15 Simon and Garfunkel classics, plus an extensive gathering of solo Garfunkel material, taken from 1973’s “Angel Clare” through to 2007’s album of standards, “Some Enchanted Evening.”

Art Garfunkel chose the tracklist for “The Singer” and also provided track-by-track annotations, which appear in handwritten form in the booklet. For “Cecilia,” Garfunkel offered the following quirky observation:

Art Garfunkel’s “The Singer” tracklist

CD One

• “Bridge Over Troubled Water” (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
• “All I Know” with Jimmy Webb (Up ‘Til Now, 1993)
• “Perfect Moment” with Buddy Mondlock & Maia Sharp (Everything Waits To Be Noticed, 2002)
• “Scarborough Fair/Canticle” (Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme, 1966)
• “Cryin’ In The Rain” with James Taylor (Up ‘Til Now, 1993)
• “I Only Have Eyes For You” with Nicky Hopkins (Breakaway, 1975)
• “The Boxer” (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
• “Cecilia” (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
• “99 Miles From L.A.” (Breakaway, 1975)
• “Wednesday Morning 3AM” (Simon & Garfunkel Live From NYC, 1967) (2002)
• “(What A) Wonderful World” with James Taylor and Paul Simon (Watermark, 1978)
• “Bright Eyes” (Fate For Breakfast, UK, 1979)
• “Two Sleepy People,” arranged by Dick Hyman (Up ‘Til Now, 1993)
• “Skywriter” (Up ‘Til Now, 1993)
• “My Little Town” (Breakaway, 1975)
• “For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her” (Simon & Garfunkel’s Greatest Hits, 1972)
• “Some Enchanted Evening” (Some Enchanted Evening, 2007)
• “Disney Girls” with Bruce Johnston and Toni Tenille (Breakaway, 1975)
• “The Thread” with Maia Sharp and Buddy Mondlock” (Everything Waits To Be Noticed, 2002)
• “Barbara Allen” (Angel Clare, 1973).

CD Two

• “Kathy’s Song” (Simon & Garfunkel – Old Friends: Live On Stage, 2004)
• “Scissors Cut” (Scissors Cut, 1981)
• “The Sound Of Silence” (Wednesday Morning, 3AM, 1964)
• “Breakaway” with Graham Nash and David Crosby (Breakaway, 1975)
• “So Long Frank Lloyd Wright” (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
• “Waters Of March” with Billy Payne (Breakaway, 1975)
• “Old Friends / Bookends” (Bookends, 1968)
• “The Decree” (The Animals’ Christmas, 1986)
• “A Hazy Shade Of Winter” (Bookends, 1968)
• “El Condor Pasa” (Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970)
• “I Wonder Why” with Kenny Rankin (Lefty, 1988)
• “The Promise” with Steve Gadd (Lefty, 1988)
• “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face” (Some Enchanted Evening, 2007)
• “When A Man Loves A Woman” with Michael Brecker (Lefty, 1988)
• “O Come All Ye Faithful” with Eric Weissberg (Acoustic Christmas, 1990)
• “April Come She Will” (Sounds Of Silence, 1965)
• “Mrs. Robinson” (Bookends, 1968)
• “A Heart In New York” with Michael Brecker (Scissors Cut, 1981)
• “Song For The Asking” (Simon & Garfunkel Live 1969, 2008)
• “In Cars” (Scissors Cut, 1981).

“The Singer” is available for pre-order now:

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For a limited period, fans of Simon & Garfunkel can listen to a channel on Sirius XM Radio dedicated exclusively to the legendary duo.

Simon & Garfunkel Radio features familiar songs and rarities spanning the duo’s entire catalogue, including solo projects and their early recordings as Tom & Jerry.

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