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Simon And Garfunkel play for bushfire survivors

Paul Simon
Jun 30, 2009 Updated Jul 7, 2009

Simon & Garfunkel broke from their Australian tour to visit the Yarra Valley and play for around 300 survivors of the Victorian Bushfires.

The folk duo performed at a fundraising day, joining golfer Greg Norman and former tennis star Chris Evert.

The event contributed $660,000 to the bushfire appeal, according to Undercover News. It was organised by trucking magnate Lindsay Fox and mining company CEO Andrew Forrest.

 

Source: ABC Melbourne external link

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Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Simon's international fame and success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, launched in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled...

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