Art Garfunkel - Someone Else (1958)

In the Spring, Art Garfunkel began his first major solo tour of the U.S. (50 cities) since his days with Paul Simon. Art felt he finally had enough material from his three solo albums to justify a full concert tour. Leah Kunkel (sister of Cass Elliott from The Mamas and Papas) joined Art on tour. Leah appears on WATERMARK as well as several later albums. The reviews of the tour were very good. Critics praised Art's performance as both polished and professional. More importantly, Art told reporters, "I'm finding this tour incredibly satisfying." Art closed his U.S. tour at New York's Carnegie Hall. Paul Simon joined Art to sing their 1975 hit "My Little Town." Jimmy Webb also appeared for several songs on piano. THE NEW YORK TIMES wrote of Art's Carnegie Hall appearance:

Mr. Garfunkel has become a compelling song stylist and an understated, but remarkably musical vocal technician. He has the rare ability to put a song over with a maximum of feeling, a minimum of fuss and an admirable control of pitch, timbre and phrasing.

Columbia Records celebrated Art's successful tour and album with a party at Tavern-on-the-Green in New York's Central Park.

Guest includes Jimmy, Paul, Artie, David Crosby, Johnny Mathis, Bob Dylan, Kevin Bishop and of course, Art's lover (and the photgrapher of the front cover), Laurie Bird (who'd sadly died the year after this release).

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[nancieforeman]

Full Circle.

[fogmajor1]

wonderful voice pity the guys a jerk picked him up in a cab in england and he was an  arrogant arsehole.