Folk rock emerged in full force in the mid-1960s and saw the most propulsion from '65 to '68 or so, but 1966 struck the perfect balance of fresh sounds and notable chart successes to cement it as the ...

Few songs in rock history have a comeback story quite like Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence." Originally recorded as an acoustic ballad and released on the duo's 1964 debut album Wednesday ...