ART GARFUNKEL CELEBRATES DIAMOND CERTIFICATION OF SIMON AND GARFUNKELS GREATEST HITS AS TOUR GROWS

ART GARFUNKEL recently got the news that SIMON & GARFUNKEL’S GREATEST HITS has been certified Diamond–over 10,000,000 copies sold–and is now the best-selling album ever by a duo. The announcement came this week from the R.I.A.A. (Recording Industry Association of America), which tallies U.S. sales of musical recordings.

“I’m happy to know the music we made is shared by so many people,” says GARFUNKEL of the disk, originally released in 1972. GARFUNKEL’s solo career has garnered one platinum and two gold awards, while SIMON & GARFUNKEL received eight platinum and one gold certifications.

Meanwhile, GARFUNKEL is keeping up a rigorous touring pace, with shows scheduled through late September including a performance in Warsaw, Poland May 26. He’s also working on a new solo album, his first since 1997’s Grammy-nominated SONGS FROM A PARENT TO A CHILD. Stay tuned for more details.