Tony & Gus prepare a bonafide outline for an episode, dig in to the sweetness of Simon & Garfunkel harmonies, talk about what you might owe your influences, and Sinatra-fy "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Playlist for this episode (listen in order for an experience of connecting musical influences):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RYTjTKcTA1dJ7nsCzhQkc?si=bc63894eabd34d51

Much of the info for this episode comes from "The Paul Simon Companion," edited by Stacey Luftig, a collection of articles from 4 decades.

Within this collection, the quote from producer Tom Wilson comes from "Simon & Garfunkel: Old Friends," by Joseph Morella and Patricia Barey.

The quotes of Art Garfunkel are from a 1990 interview by Paul Zollo for Songtalk.

Additional reading/videos we absorbed for this episode, but didn't directly reference, and that you might dig:

About Aretha Franklin's cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water

About Paul Simon giving Claude Jeter, singer of Swan Silvertones, $1,000.

An interview with Paul Simon on The Dick Cavett Show, where he talks through Bridge Over Troubled Water

A recent interview with Art Garfunkel on the PBS News Hour, where you can get a sense of what a cool person Garfunkel is

If you like us, check out the podcast Sound Philosophy, by Chadwick Jenkins. This podcast is both totally different from ours and yet united in purpose to connect music with philosophy, belief, and action.

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