What Is It All But Luminous By Art Garfunkel Memoir Prose And Poetry Hardcover

Description: What Is It All But Luminous by Art Garfunkel From the golden-haired, curly-headed half of Simon & Garfunkel, a memoir (of sorts)—moving, lyrical impressions, interspersed throughout a narrative, punctuated by poetry, musings, lists of resonant books loved and admired, revealing a life and the making of a musician, that show us, as well, the evolution of a man, a portrait of a life-long friendship and of a collaboration that became the most successful singing duo in the roiling age that embraced, and was defined by, their pathfinding folk-rock music.In What Is It All but Luminous, Art Garfunkel writes about growing up in the 1940s and ‘50s (son of a traveling salesman, listening as his father played Enrico Caruso records), a middle-class Jewish boy, living in a redbrick semi-attached house on Jewel Avenue in Kew Gardens, Queens.He writes of meeting Paul Simon, the kid who made Art laugh (they met at their graduation play, Alice in Wonderland; Paul was the White Rabbit; Art, the Cheshire Cat). Of their being twelve at the birth of rock’n’roll (“it was rhythm and blues. It was black. I was captured and so was Paul”), of a demo of their song, Hey Schoolgirl for seven dollars and the actual record (with Paul’s father on bass) going to #40 on the charts.He writes about their becoming Simon & Garfunkel, ruling the pop charts from the age of sixteen, about not being a natural performer but more a thinker, an underground man.He writes of the hit songs; touring; about being an actor working with directors Mike Nichols (“the greatest of them all”), about choosing music over a PhD in mathematics.And he writes about his long-unfolding split with Paul, and how and why it evolved, and after; learning to perform on his own . . . and about being a husband, a father and much more.Hardcover, 256 pages, includes several color and black & white photos throughout.MSRP: $27.99About Us: We've been serving the Music Industry selling out of print sound recordings, media supplies, and fun music & pop culture accessories to indie music stores across the country since 1972. We are a Dun & Bradstreet rated firm, and a member of the Better Business Bureau with their highest rating - A+! Wholesale & Retail FriendlyWe're available for comments, suggestions or questions. Please contact us if we can be of service! (At the bottom of each listing there is a link under Questions & Answers About this Item?)Business Hours: 9am to 5pm PST, Mon-Fri. Please note: If you contact us on a weekend we'll respond A.S.A.P. on Monday! (We're closed on Saturday & Sunday) Domestic Shipping Information: We can ship any method currently offered by U.P.S or the U.S. Post Office. Express shipping available. Please contact us for a quote if you don't see the option you'd like.Media Mail is available for Media Items ONLY (Books, DVDs, CDs, etc.) Media Mail is SLOW! SLOW! SLOW! Do NOT choose if you are in a hurry. Media Mail is illegal to use for record sleeves, jackets, and supplies - it is only for recorded media. See USPS for more details.WE ARE HAPPY TO COMBINE FREIGHT FOR MULTIPLE ITEM PURCHASES!! If it doesn't combine automatically at checkout please email us with your zip code and we will provide a quote! International Shipping Information: Buyers outside of the USA - please contact us with your shipping address for a shipping quote if no shipping is specified on this listing.Buyers outside of the USA - if this listing is "free shipping" for domestic customers, it means we had to budget in some shipping costs to merchandise price. Please feel free to submit a best offer, and we can give you a better deal to account for the higher merchandise cost. Buyers outside of the USA are responsible for their own customs fees. We will not declare it as a gift, or at a lower value. Please see our ABOUT ME page or our eBay STORE to see the WIDE variety of items we carry! CLICK HERE TO ADD US TO YOUR FAVORITE SELLERS! Thank you for looking! Square Deal Recordings & Supplies 2146 Parker Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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