1990

In January, Simon & Garfunkel were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria in the Grand Ballroom. Among several songs, they sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and "The Boxer" together. Simon & Garfunkel are the focus of a short segment on NBC's "Today Show" featuring the duo's career highlights and induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

In the Spring, Art Garfunkel traveled as far west as Scotia, Nebraska on his "Walk."

In June, at the request of the U.S. State Department, Art performed before 1.4 million people (!!!) at an outdoor rally to support and promote democracy in Sofia, Bulgaria. That's almost 3 times the estimated crowd at the Simon & Garfunkel Central Park concert in 1981.

In November, Art was interviewed by Paula Zahn and Harry Smith on "CBS This Morning."

In December, Art's wife Kim, gave birth to a son, named James Arthur. This is the first child for both.

1991

In the January 18th issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, David Browne wrote an article about Art Garfunkel's greatest hits album GARFUNKEL entitled, "Art Appreciation 101: An Intro."  Browne writes, "Tim Moore's "Second Avenue," a breakup song that avoids sappiness, is a triumph of popcraft, as is Jimmy Webb's bittersweet "All I Know."   GARFUNKEL also includes exquisite fare like the wistful, quietly thumping "A Heart In New York" and his cuddly remake of Sam Cooke's "(What a) Wonderful World" with Paul Simon and James Taylor.

Art Garfunkel toured for a number of sold out concerts in Holland and Germany.

Art Garfunkel was a featured guest on "Later With Bob Costas" on July 25th and 26th.  This two part biographical interview provided a rare opportunity to see and hear Art Garfunkel discuss his personal and professional life. It included vintage footage of Simon & Garfunkel as well as Art singing some of his solo hits. Art also described his creative role during the Simon & Garfunkel years.

By July, Art Garfunkel reached South Dakota on his "Walk."

In August, Art Garfunkel is interviewed by THE NEW YORK TIMES reporter Douglas Martin at an Upper East Side coffee shop in New York. Art also records the "Brooklyn Bridge" television show theme song "Just Over The Brooklyn Bridge," music by Marvin Hamlisch. The show premiered in September.

By the Fall, Art Garfunkel reaches as far west as Montana on his "Walk."

1992

Art Garfunkel reunited with Paul Simon in New York at the Brooks Atkinson Theater for a one-night charity concert along with the comedy team Mike Nichols and Elaine May to benefit the terminally ill.

Art Garfunkel records a beautiful rendition of Hoagy Carmichael's classic, "Two Sleepy People" for the Penny Marshall film, A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN. Art also appeared in his fifth movie role in Jennifer Lynch's film BOXING HELENA. Art, in a supporting role, plays a psychiatrist, Dr. Lawrence Augustine. The movie was filmed during the summer on location in Atlanta, Georgia.

Art Garfunkel toured Japan for a series of sold out concerts.  Cities include; Kobe, Osaka, Tokyo, Nakano and Hiroshima.   Art also appeared on Japanese television for an interview on a morning show.   Son James appeared on stage for the first time.

1993

In October, Paul Simon invited Art Garfunkel to join him for a series of "Career Retrospective" concerts at New York's Paramount Theatre. The shows were both a critical and commercial success. About Art Garfunkel, NEWSWEEK wrote, "For a while it looked like 'The Concert Event Of A Lifetime' would turn into a celebration of the art of Art Garfunkel." THE NEW YORK POST added, "The final part of the evening brought back Garfunkel who almost stole the show with a stirring "Bridge Over Troubled Water." From THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, "Garfunkel, as usual, made each note glisten." Wayne Robins of NEWSDAY wrote, "Garfunkel returned to the spotlight for a breathtaking 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE even got into the act, "Art Garfunkel tore apart the star-studded concert at The Paramount." Finally, THE NEW YORK TIMES concluded, "The melody of his voice lingers on." The first ten shows were sold out in one day, another eleven were added and all sold out.

In October, Art Garfunkel released his eighth solo album, UP 'TIL NOW, a compilation of old Simon & Garfunkel rarities, live Art Garfunkel recordings, as well as new studio ballads including Art's duet with James Taylor on "Crying In The Rain." James Taylor produced this song as well as "It's All In The Game." The album also includes a first take demo of "All I Know," with Jimmy Webb on the piano. Another Webb tune, "Skywriter," is a fine example of why Webb is considered one of the great ballad writers of the 20th Century. Art said at the time, "Jimmy wrote with my life in mind, so it's autobiographical.  I did it recently at the Royal Albert Hall (in London) and we recorded it there with Nicky Hopkins on piano and me, it's a really meaty new Jimmy Webb song, very romantic with a lot about some of my private pain."  It is the first track on any solo Garfunkel album to feature Art singing live.  "One Less Holiday," an unreleased Stephen Bishop tune from the magnificent SCISSORS CUT sessions (1981), shows off Art's range with a soaring vocal opening.  "Why Worry" is a classic Art Garfunkel studio production.

Also in October, Art's favorite baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1993 World Series.  If you ever wondered what Art did while off-stage during the Paramount shows, he watched his "beloved" baseball team once again lose another series.

Art Garfunkel made a number of appearances to promote UP 'TIL NOW, more so than for past album releases. In October, he appeared on "Late Night with David Letterman" and sung a beautiful rendition of  "Bridge Over Troubled Water" to thunderous applause.

Art Garfunkel was the focus of an interview in the October 8th issue of THE NEW YORKER magazine. Art discussed his continuing journey across America. He described in some detail his route (Art refers to it as the "Walk") from his apartment in New York (1984) through New Jersey into the Amish country side of Pennsylvania. Art then crossed into West Virginia and a small part of Ohio before entering rural Kentucky. Passing through, as Art put it, "weak and deadly flat" Indiana and Illinois. Art described Missouri as "a surprisingly sweet part of the heartland." He crossed the Mississippi at Hannibal "because of Mark Twain" and then "500 miles of Nebraska, some of it dry and unforgiving." After nine years of on again, off again walking, Art makes his way through South Dakota into Montana. In August he will have crossed the Rockies, describing the geography as "beautiful as the country has been."

Art Garfunkel also made a number of network appearances. On June 20th he appeared on NBC's "Today Show." On March 2nd, he was interviewed by Harry Smith on "CBS This Morning." The evening before he had appeared at a health care benefit concert for homeless children with Paul Simon.

On March 1st, Simon & Garfunkel joined with Steve Martin and Neil Young for a benefit concert  at the 3,200 seat Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to raise money for homeless children  in Los Angeles. Art stayed in California and performed a few solo concerts on the west coast.

On May 17th, Art Garfunkel performed at a benefit concert for the 92nd Street "Y" in New York. Art sang "Scarborough Fair" and "April Come She Will."

In June, Art Garfunkel toured throughout the month. He  performed shows in California, Nevada, Oregon, and Georgia. On June 20th, Art attended the wedding of songwriter and friend Stephen Bishop. Other guests included Phil Collins, Andrew Gold, and David Crosby. The day before, David Crosby appeared on stage with Art Garfunkel in Costa Mesa, California for a duet on "Crying In The Rain."

On September 27th, Art Garfunkel performed at Lincoln Center in New York as part of a celebration of "The Music of Jimmy Webb." Other performers included Nanci Griffith, Michael Feinstein, David Crosby and Glen Campbell.

In November, Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon performed at two benefit concerts. One was for San Francisco's Bay Area Bridge School for Autistic Children and the other was for United Way in Toronto, Canada where he was interviewed on Canada's CBC - TV program "Midday."  Art and Paul then traveled to Japan and Singapore for additional Paul Simon Retrospective shows.

Continuing his Walk, Art reached as far west as Butte, Montana (August).