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TIL that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, ages 15 and 16 respectively, were paid a combined total of $4000 in royalties by record promoter Sid Prosen for their first song, a 1959 original that hit #49 on the charts and sold 100,000 copies. Prosen promoted the song in part by bribing DJs to play it.

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TIL that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, ages 15 and 16 respectively, were paid a combined total of $4000 in royalties by record promoter Sid Prosen for their first song, a 1959 original that hit #49 on the charts and sold 100,000 copies. Prosen promoted the song in part by bribing DJs to play it.

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