ART GARFUNKEL CHARGED WITH POT POSSESSION

HURLEY, N.Y. -- Art Garfunkel, part of the folk music duo Simon and
Garfunkel, was charged with marijuana possession after police pulled his
limousine over for speeding in upstate New York.

Garfunkel, 62, had a small amount of marijuana in his jacket pocket when a
state trooper stopped the limo Saturday afternoon in Hurley, 55 miles
southwest of Albany, the Daily Freeman of Kingston reported.

The trooper smelled marijuana after approaching the vehicle, in which
Garfunkel was the lone passenger.

Garfunkel of Manhattan is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday on the
charge, which carries a possible $100 fine, or he could respond by mail.

A representative for Legacy Recording, Garfunkel's New York-based record
label, did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday.

Garfunkel completed a U.S. concert tour with Paul Simon last fall, their
first in 20 years. The duo, who have been inducted into the Rock And Roll
Hall of Fame, produced a string of hits in the 1960s, including "The Sounds
of Silence," "Mrs. Robinson," "Old Friends" and "The 59th Street Bridge Song
(Feelin' Groovy)."