​1965 was a watershed year in the music industry. Just as labels were beginning to sign more folk acts, hoping to monetize on the new-old folk sound now permeating the world’s airwaves,

​Men sleeping on the footpath, sad cafes, dirt cheap rental arrangements, and poets reading

​By 1962, Paul Simon had gone five years without a single hit record. In fact, as a solo artist, he'd never had one. It was only with the help of his childhood friend Art Garfunkel