In late 1977, Paul Simon's close friend Lorne Michaels helped him promote his new LP Greatest Hits, Etc. with an NBC primetime special. This was the peak of the variety hour where everyone from Donny & Marie to the Brady Bunch to the Starland Vocal Band had a cheesy variety show, but this was also the peak of
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Flashback: Simon and Garfunkel Perform ‘Old Friends’ in 1977