From harmonizing popular doo-wop tunes in middle school to composing the many folk-pop hits that would help to define a generation, Simon & Garfunkel achieved immense critical and commercial success before disbanding, in 1970, at the height of their popularity. The duo's literary lyrics and intricate harmonies made an immediate impact on contemporaries like Nick Drake and Crosby, Stills & Nash, and they echo on in the work of contemporary folk-rockers like The Lumineers, Of Monsters and Men, and Mumford & Sons.