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This Day in Rock History - Apr. 19th

1982: Following up their successful one-off reunion on stage in NYC’s Central Park, Simon & Garfunkel begin their first reunion tour in Europe. Unfortunately, old tensions resurface and the duo split again before they can bring the tour to America.

Even worse, Paul Simon removes all of Art Garfunkel’s vocal tracks from an album the two had been recording and the project simply becomes a Paul Simon solo album.

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